Charles Summers b. 1825

  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Designer
Sculptor, star pupil at Royal Academy in the late 1840s, but came to Melbourne due to TB. His most famous work is the life-sized statue of Burke and Wills in Melbourne.ummers left Australia with his family in 1867, toured Britain and the Continent.
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Name
Charles Summers
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Sculptor)
  • Designer
Other Occupation
  • -
Birth date
1825
Birth place
Somerset, England, UK
Death date
1878
Death place
Neuilly, Paris, France
Burial place
Protestant Cemetery, Rome, Italy
Arrival
  • 1853
Residence
  • - UK
  • - Rome, Italy
  • - Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1867 - London, UK
Training
  • c.1840 Royal Academy, England
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Legacy data. Source 'unknown'