William Lorando Jones b. c.1819

  • Architect (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect),
  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Sculptor)
Nineteenth-century sculptor, professional photographer, architect, inventor and lecturer, he produced figurative statues among other things. His reputation was damaged when he was convicted for blasphemy,and he was soon forgotten colonially but enjoyed a glorified posthumous reputation in Wales.
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associate of
Victorian Society of Fine Arts
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associate of
Harp of Erin Hotel, Maryborough, North Queensland
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associate of
Sydney Secular Society, Sydney, NSW
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associate of
Royal Academy, London, England, UK
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associate of
Sydney Mechanics School of Arts, Sydney, NSW
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