Louis Francois Roubiliac 1702-1762 is in Sculptors.
After 1730 Louis Francois Roubiliac (age 27) worked as an assistant to Henry Cheere 1st Baronet (age 27).
In 1735 Louis Francois Roubiliac (age 32) and Caroline Magdalene Hélot were married at Church of St Martin Orgar [Map].
After 1739 Adrien Carpentiers (age 26) was aquainted with Louis Francois Roubiliac (age 36).
After 01 Jan 1741. Church of St Michael and All Angels Edenham [Map]. Monument to Peregrine Bertie 2nd Duke Ancaster and Kesteven (deceased). Flat Obelisk before which stands life sized carving of the deceased leaning on an Urn, in Roman dress, a putto holding a medallion of the Duchess Jane Brownlow Duchess Ancaster and Kesteven. Sculpted by Louis Francois Roubiliac (age 38).
Jane Brownlow Duchess Ancaster and Kesteven: She was born to John Brownlow 3rd Baronet and Alice Sherard Baroness Brownlow. In 1710 Margaret Brownlow (age 23) died of smallpox. Her estate of £40,000 was divided between her four sisters: Jane Brownlow Duchess Ancaster and Kesteven, Elizabeth Brownlow Countess Exeter (age 29), Alicia Brownlow Baroness Guildford (age 26) and Eleanor Brownlow Viscountess Tyconnel (age 19). In Jun 1711 Peregrine Bertie 2nd Duke Ancaster and Kesteven (age 25) and she were married. He the son of Robert Bertie 1st Duke Ancaster and Kesteven (age 50) and Mary Wynn. On 26 Jul 1723 Robert Bertie 1st Duke Ancaster and Kesteven (age 62) died. His son Peregrine Bertie 2nd Duke Ancaster and Kesteven (age 37) succeeded 2nd Duke Ancaster and Kesteven, 2nd Marquess Lindsay, 5th Earl Lindsey, 18th Baron Willoughby de Eresby. She by marriage Duchess Ancaster and Kesteven. In 1736 she died.
On 08 Apr 1747 Mary Myddelton died. Monument in St Giles' Church, Wrexham [Map] sculpted by Louis Francois Roubiliac (age 44).
Mary Myddelton: She was born to Richard Myddelton 3rd Baronet and Frances Whitmore Lady Myddelton.
On 06 Jul 1749 John Montagu 2nd Duke Montagu (age 59) died without surviving male issue. Duke Montagu 1C 1705 extinct. His estates were inherited by his daughter Mary (age 38) and her husband George Brudenell aka Montagu 1st Duke Montagu (age 36) who changed his name to Montagu from Brudenell. Monument in St Edmund's Church, Warkton [Map]. Sculpted by Louis Francois Roubiliac (age 46). Erected by his widow, Mary Churchill (age 59), the daughter of the 1st Duke of Marlborough, who stands at the left hand side of the monument.
Mary Churchill Duchess Montagu: On 15 Jul 1689 she was born to John Churchill 1st Duke Marlborough (age 39) and Sarah Jennings Duchess Marlborough (age 29). In 1705 John Montagu 2nd Duke Montagu (age 15) and Mary Churchill Duchess Montagu (age 15) were married. She the daughter of John Churchill 1st Duke Marlborough (age 54) and Sarah Jennings Duchess Marlborough (age 44). He the son of Ralph Montagu 1st Duke Montagu (age 66) and Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Northumberland. They were third cousins. On 09 Mar 1709 Ralph Montagu 1st Duke Montagu (age 70) died. He was buried at Westminster Abbey. His son John Montagu 2nd Duke Montagu (age 19) succeeded 2nd Duke Montagu 1C 1705, 4th Baron Montagu of Boughton in Northamptonshire 1C 1621. Mary Churchill Duchess Montagu (age 19) by marriage Duchess Montagu.
From 1750 Nicholas Read (age 17) became an apprentice to Louis Francois Roubiliac (age 47); the only apprentice Roubiliac, who had vowed not to take apprentices, ever had.
In or before 1751 [his wife] Caroline Magdalene Hélot died.
In 1751 Andrea Soldi (age 48). Portrait of Louis Francois Roubiliac (age 48).
On 14 May 1751 Mary Churchill Duchess Montagu (age 61) died. Monument in St Edmund's Church, Warkton [Map]. Sculpted by Louis Francois Roubiliac (age 48). Erected by her Daughter, Lady Mary Montagu. The monument is adorned with figures representing the three fates of Clotho, Atropos and Lachesis, arranged to show the cutting of Mary's life thread, and Lachesis' dismay at it being cut short. Three putti also figure on the monument, one of whom holds the spindle from which the thread was cut.
In Jan 1752 Louis Francois Roubiliac (age 49) and Elizabeth Crosby of Deptford were married. She "a celebrated beauty", with £10,000. She died shortly after they were married of unknown causes.
After Jan 1752 Joseph Wilton (age 29) and his friend Louis Francois Roubiliac (age 49) travelled to Rome together.
After Jan 1752 [his former wife] Elizabeth Crosby of Deptford died.
In 1753 Roubiliac (age 50) completed another great sepulchral trophy in Westminster Abbey [Map] to Admiral Peter Warren.
After 04 Sep 1753. Church of St Mary Narford [Map]. Monument to Andrew Fountaine (deceased). Dark marble sarcophagus with a white marble bust - a copy of an original by Louis Francois Roubiliac (age 51) now in the Norwich Museum collection.
On 08 Dec 1754 Thomas Middleton (age 63) died. Monument in St Giles' Church, Wrexham [Map] sculpted by Louis Francois Roubiliac (age 52).
Thomas Middleton: He and Arabella Hacker were married. Around 1691 he was born to John Middleton (age 28).
After 16 May 1758. Monument in the Church of St Mary, Southwick [Map] to George Lynn (deceased) commissioned by his widow Anne Bellamy attributed to Louis Francois Roubiliac (age 55). Grey and white marble with oval medallion of deceased suspended from broad flat obelisk; drapery below with figure of his wife seated female figure to right, leaning against Urn.
George Lynn: In 1707 he was born to George Lynn (age 31) and Elizabeth Bellamy (age 27). In 1723 George Lynn (age 16) joined the Spalding Gentlemen's Society. In 1726 George Lynn (age 19) joined the Society of Antiquaries of London. In Aug 1734 George Lynn (age 27) and Anne Bellamy (age 54) were married by which he came into possession of Frinton Manor. The difference in their ages was 27 years. On 16 May 1758 George Lynn (age 51) died.
Anne Bellamy: In 1680 she was born to Edward Bellamy Lord Mayor. On 31 Aug 1741 Anne Bellamy (age 61) died.
On 20 Apr 1759 Thomas William Coke 1st Earl of Leicester (age 61) died. Earl of Leicester 5C 1744 and Baron Lovel of Minster Lovell extinct. Wenman Roberts aka Coke (age 42) inherited his estates.
On 31 Aug 1753 Edward Coke (age 34) died.
Monument in Church of St Mary the Virgin Tittleshall [Map] commissioned by wife and mother Margaret Tufton Countess Leicester (age 58). Erected in 1760. Sculpted by Charles Atkinson. Gadrooned sarcophagus on pedestal with a carved and painted achievement above surrounded by extravagant mantling. Flanked by pair of composite columns supporting a dentilated pediment. Carved bust figures to the sides of the Earl and Countess by Louis Francois Roubiliac (age 56).
In 1762 Adrien Carpentiers (age 49). Portrait of Louis Francois Roubiliac (age 59).
Before 11 Jan 1762 Louis Francois Roubiliac (age 59) and Nicole Céleste Regnier (age 40) were married.
On 11 Jan 1762 Louis Francois Roubiliac (age 59) died. He was buried in St Martin in the Fields [Map]. His funeral was attended by Joshua Reynolds (age 38) among many others. His apprentice Nicholas Read (age 29) took over his studio at 66 St Martin's Lane.
Around 1782 [his former wife] Nicole Céleste Regnier (age 60) died.
