Andries Carpentière

Diana by Andries Carpentière (Andrew Carpenter), at Wrest Park

Andries Carpentière or Charpentière (1672–1737) was a Dutch or French sculptor active in Britain in the early 18th century. His name is sometimes anglicised as Andrew Carpenter. He worked in both marble and lead.

Biography[]

He was first recorded in London in 1702. For some years he worked as principal assistant to John Nost before setting up his own studio – by 1714 he had established a lead-statue-making business on Piccadilly and he produced several garden sculptures in that material. He worked at Cannons for James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos and at Wrest Park.^[1]

Works[]

• Venus – Lyme Park
• Fame – Powis Castle
• Tomb monument to Sir John Crewe (attributed) – St Helen's Church, Tarporley
• Meleager
• Tombs to the Booth family in St Mary's Church, Bowdon^[2]

Notes[]

References[]

• Monkhouse, William Cosmo (1887). "Carpentière, —" . In Stephen, Leslie (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. 9. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 169.

Further reading[]

• Symes, Michael. "Carpentière, Andries (c.1677–1737)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/4744. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)