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Sir Henry Cheere, 1st Baronet (1703 – 15 January 1781) was a renowned English sculptor and monumental mason of the eighteenth century,〔George Edward Cokayne, ed., ''The Complete Baronetage'', 5 volumes (no date, c.1900); reprint, (Gloucester: Alan Sutton Publishing, 1983), Vol. V, p.140.〕〔Department for Culture, Media and Sport: ''Export of Works of Art 2002-2003'' - see http://www.culture.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/3BC3BEED-545A-490F-B272-43FBBC37933C/0/ewoa20022003report2.pdf〕 and older brother of John Cheere, also a notable sculptor. ==Personal life and career== Born in Clapham, Surrey (now part of London), Cheere was apprenticed in 1718 to mason-sculptor Robert Hartshorne, an assistant to William and Edward Stanton.〔 By 1726 he had established his own sculptor's yard near St Margaret's, Westminster, was joined by Flemish sculptor Henry Scheemakers (from c.1729 until Scheemakers' departure from England c. 1733;〔Whinney, M., ''Sculpture in Britain 1530-1830'', 2nd edn., Harmondsworth, 1988〕 Scheemakers d. 1748) and took on many apprentices.〔 In 1743, Cheere was appointed "Carver" to Westminster Abbey, an appointment which led to his creation of at least nine monuments in the Abbey. He also purchased more property in the area surrounding the Abbey and took on civic offices including acting as a director of the Westminster Fire Office (in 1745–47, 1760–62), Controller of Duties for the Free Fish Market of Westminster (from 1749), Justice of the Peace (c. 1750)〔 and deputy lieutenant for the county of Middlesex.〔 In July 1748, Cheere joined William Hogarth and other artist friends, including Thomas Hudson, Joseph and Alexander Van Aken and Francis Hayman, on a trip to Paris, and then on to Flanders and the Netherlands. In 1750, he was appointed a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. He was knighted on 10 December 1760 and created a baronet, of St Margaret's, Westminster on 19 July 1766.〔 Cheere was one of a group who unsuccessfully attempted to promote an English academy of arts (prior to the establishment of the Royal Academy).〔 He retired from business and sold the contents of his workshop in March 1770.〔 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「Sir Henry Cheere, 1st Baronet」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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