John Josiah Guest (1785–1852)
John Josiah Guest (1785–1852)
John Josiah Guest (1785–1852)
John Josiah Guest (1785–1852)
John Josiah Guest (1785–1852)

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The ironmaster of the Dowlais Iron Company and MP for Honiton, Devon. Joseph Edwards is a sculptor from Merthyr Tydfil. His father was a stone cutter and Joseph began carving ornamental work on gravestones as a boy. He entered the Royal Academy in 1837, where he exhibited 69 works between 1878 and 1879. He twice won a silver medal from the Academy for 'best model from the antique'.

Cyfarthfa Castle Museum & Art Gallery

Merthyr Tydfil

Title

John Josiah Guest (1785–1852)

Date

1838

Medium

marble

Measurements

H 85 x W 60 x D 28 cm

Accession number

CCM 159.992

Acquisition method

gift from Miss Laura Guest, 1931

Work type

Bust

Inscription description

J.J. GUEST Bt 1838

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