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George Gammon Adams (1821–1898; sometimes spelled George Gamon Adams or George Cannon Adams〔(Morris Singer commissions 1844 to 1900 ), Zahra Modern Art Foundries〕) was an English portrait sculptor and medallist,〔(George Gammon Adams ), brief biography and list of works at the National Portrait Gallery (London)〕 noted for his statue of General Charles Napier in Trafalgar Square. ==Biography== Adams was born on 21 April 1821, in Staines, Middlesex, the son of an upholsterer.〔 〕 He entered the Royal Academy Schools in 1840 on the recommendation of the medallist William Wyon. He won a silver medal at the Academy in the same year.〔 He was also taught to model and cut medals and coin dies by Benedetto Pistrucci.〔 After a year in Rome studying under John Gibson in 1846, he returned to London and worked for Wyon at the Royal Mint on Tower Hill. He exhibited several works at the Great Exhibition of 1851, and was one of the three artists whose designs were used on the medals awarded to exhibitors. In the following year he was given the honour of making the death mask of the Duke of Wellington. Over the next two decades he produced busts of notable people and other public monuments.〔 Adams exhibited at the RA 1841–85. He died at his home, Acton Green Lodge, Chiswick, on 14 March 1898.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「George Gammon Adams」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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