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3 unusual facts about Joseph Rose


Castle Coole

The finely detailed decorative plasterwork throughout the mansion was entirely the work of the English artist Joseph Rose.

Pantheon, London

The artists and craftsmen involved included the plasterer Joseph Rose, the sculptor Joseph Nollekens, who was paid £160 for four statues of Britannia, Liberty, the King and the Queen, and John Stretzle, who built the organ for £300.

Sir Christopher Sykes, 2nd Baronet

Sir Christopher also employed Joseph Rose, the most celebrated plasterer of his day, to decorate Sledmere.



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