John Francis Moore (sculptor)
John Francis Moore (died 1809) was a British sculptor who worked in the late 18th century. He created two memorials in Westminster Abbey. Born in Hanover, Germany around 1725, he grew up there and moved to Britain about 1760. In 1766 he presented a relief to the Society of Arts titled Britannia Reviver of Antique, Prompter to Modern Art.
He married Mary Early, and they had three sons—John Francis, Charles, and James—and three daughters—Maria Teresa, Elizabeth Ann, and Frances Agnes. His eldest son, John Francis Moore the younger (died 1793), was also a sculptor but less noted and died young. From 1790 Moore ran a partnership with a J. Smith. His younger sons became painters. His granddaughter Elizabeth Moore (1791–1864) married John Kinnersley Hooper, Lord Mayor of London and wine merchant (1791–1854). Moore died on 21 January 1809 at Wells Street, off Oxford Street in London.
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