John Henning (1771–1851)
John Henning (2 May 1771 – 8 April 1851) was a Scottish sculptor who began his career as a carpenter. His masterpieces were the one-twentieth-scale models he created of the Parthenon and Bassae friezes. These took him twelve years to complete. Many others then copied this idea but he could not copyright the work of a long-dead artist, and could do nothing to prevent this.
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John Henning by Robert Scott Lauder | |
Born | 1771 Paisley |
Died | 1851 |
Nationality | Scottish |
Education | self-taught |
Spouse | Catherine Sunter |
Children | five |
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