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Thomas Banks ( December 29, 1735 — February 2, 1805), English sculptor, son of a surveyor who was land steward to the Duke of Beaufort, was born in London. He was taught drawing by his father, and in 1750 was apprenticed to a woodcarver. In his spare time he worked at sculpture, and before 1772, when he obtained a travelling studentship and proceeded to Rome, he had already exhibited several fine works.

Returning to England in 1779 he found that the taste for classic poetry, ever the source of his inspiration, no longer existed, and he spent two years in St. Petersburg, being employed by the empress CatherineCatherine the Great Catherine II II Yekaterina II Alekseyevna ( April 21, 1729 November 6, 1796), born Sophie Augusta Fredericka and usually known in English as Catherine the Great reigned as empress of Russia from June 28, 1762 to her death in 1796., who purchased his "Cupid tormenting a Butterfly". On his return he modelled his colossal " AchillesFor other uses, see Achilles (disambiguation). In Greek mythology, Achilles grandson of Aeacus (Αχιλλευς Αιακιδης, Akhilleus Aiakides, also transliterated as mourning the loss of BriseisIn Greek mythology, Briseis was a Trojan widow (from Lyrnessos) who was abducted during the Trojan War by Achilles after the death of her husband Mines and brother in the fight. After an oracle forced Agamemnon to give up a woman he had captured, Chryseis", a work full of force and passion; and then he was elected, in 1784Events January 6 the Turks agree to Russia's annexation of the Crimea in the Treaty of Constantinople January 14 The U. Congress ratifies the Treaty of Paris with England to end the American Revolutionary War February 27 Count of St Germain dies of pneumo, an associate of the Royal AcademyThe Royal Academy is an art institution based in London, England. History It was formed to rival the Society of Artists after an unseemly leadership dispute between two leading architects, Sir William Chambers and James Paine). Paine won, but Chambers vow and in the following year a full member.

Among other works in St Paul's CathedralAlternative meanings: St Paul's Cathedral (Macau), St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne St Paul's Cathedral is a cathedral on Ludgate Hill, in the City of London in London, and the seat of the Bishop of London. The present building dates from the 17th century, are the monuments to Captain Westcott and Captain Burges , and in Westminster Abbeyexoskeleton formed by flying buttresses. The Collegiate Church of St Peter, Westminster Westminster Abbey , a mainly Gothic church, on the scale of a cathedral, is the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English monarchs. It is located in to Sir Eyre CooteSir Eyre Coote ( 1726 April 28, 1783), was a British soldier. The son of a clergyman, he was born near Limerick, Ireland, and entered the 27th regiment. He first saw active service in the Jacobite rising of 1745, and later obtained a captaincy in the 39th. His bust of Warren Hastings is in the National Portrait Gallery. Banks's best-known work is perhaps the colossal group of "Shakespeare attended by Painting and Poetry", now in the garden of New Place, Stratford-on-Avon. He died in London.