John Cheere

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English sculptor

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John Cheere (1709–1787) was an English sculptor, born in London. The younger brother of the sculptor Sir Henry Cheere, he was originally apprenticed as a haberdasher from 1725 to 1732.

Life

He was born in Clapham the son of Sarah and John Cheere. Around 1722 he joined his brother Henry Cheere in the sculpture yard of John Nost and when Henry set up his own yard around 1730, John joined him as a partner. However, in 1739 John returned to Nost's yard which had been unused or underused since Nost's death in 1729. John bought the yard and a number of lead moulds for casting lead statues (which were normally painted in those days).

He is now mainly remembered as a creator of lead statues standing in the gardens of stately homes. Some of these (other than the casting) logically may be the artistic work of Nost rather than Cheere. These kinds of sculptures were popular for the summer houses of the 18th century’s aristocracy.

Some were reproductions of classical Roman or Greek sculptures, but there was also a demand for statues depicting simple, pastoral themes.

Several of the sculptures from Queluz had not been on public view since 1967, and have been restored by Rupert Harris Conservation, in London, and returned to Portugal in May 2009. This restoration was in part made possible by the World Monuments Fund Britain.

The Medici lions at Stowe House have been attributed to Cheere.

He died in 1787 and was buried in Clapham with his first wife.

Works

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Family

His first wife, Theodosia Maria, was from the parish of St. Georges near Hanover Square, London, but died in May 1767, soon after the death of both her father and only son. He then married Mary Wilmot of Clapham on 30 June 1768. They had no children. On Cheeere's death he left his assets to a nephew, Charles Cheere.

Gallery

George II statue St Helier Jersey.jpg|George II (1751) in the Royal Square, Saint Helier John Cheere Sheperdess.JPG|Shepherdess (c. 1760-70), at Kew Gardens, London Sphinx_by_John_Cheere_protecting_the_rear_of_Chiswick_Villa.JPG| Sphinx at Chiswick House Palacio da Queluz (21095271506).jpg | Summer at Queluz National Palace, Portugal Palácio Nacional de Queluz e jardins 74.jpg | Bacchus and Ariadne at Queluz National Palace, Portugal Palácio Nacional de Queluz e jardins 75.jpg | Venus and Adonis at Queluz National Palace, Portugal Wrest Park statue of Harlequin.jpg|Harlequin at Wrest Park, England Glynde Place wyverns.jpg|Glynde Place wyverns ENG Woodstock Blenheim Palace 026.jpg|Sphinx at Blenheim Palace

References

References

  1. Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851 by Rupert Gunnis
  2. [https://www.jstor.org/pss/877806 "John Cheere at Marble Hill"], Charles Avery, ''The Burlington Magazine'', Vol. 116, No. 858 (Sep., 1974), pp. 551-553
  3. [http://members.societe-jersiaise.org/geraint/statues/giicheere.html John Cheere (1709-1787)], Moira Fulton, La Societe Jersiaise, 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013. [https://web.archive.org/web/20131223100400/http://members.societe-jersiaise.org/geraint/statues/giicheere.html Archived here.]
  4. ''Público Newspaper'' 25 05 09
  5. [http://www.wmf.org.uk/projects/view/queluz The John Cheere Sculptures At Queluz National Palace, Portugal], World Monuments Fund Britain, 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013. [https://web.archive.org/web/20131203013218/http://www.wmf.org.uk/projects/view/queluz Archived here.]
  6. [http://www.wmf.org.uk/projects/view/stowe/the_stowe_lions The Stowe Lions by John Cheere], World Monuments Fund Britain, 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013. [https://web.archive.org/web/20131203020831/http://www.wmf.org.uk/projects/view/stowe/the_stowe_lions Archived here.]
  7. Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851 by Rupert Gunnis
  8. [http://www.wmf.org.uk/projects/view/queluz/history The John Cheere Sculptures At Queluz National Palace, Portugal], World Monuments Fund Britain, 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2013. [https://web.archive.org/web/20131203013359/http://www.wmf.org.uk/projects/view/queluz/history Archived here.]
  9. Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851 by Rupert Gunnis

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