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
Henry Parkes
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associate of
Joseph Edwards
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child of
William Jones
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sibling of
Watkin D. Jones
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sibling of
J. Emrys Jones
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spouse of
Catherine Dunphy
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associate of
Daniel Deniehy
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associate of
James Pillars
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associate of
Andrew MacCormac
1819
Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Painter)

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