# Samuel Percy

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{{short description|Irish sculptor (1750–1820)}}
{{Infobox artist
| name = Samuel Percy
| birth_date = 1750
| birth_place = Dublin
| death_date = 1820
| death_place = London, England
| nationality = 
| known_for = Wax sculptor<br>portraiture
| movements =
| notable_works = 
| education = Dublin Society's Schools
| website =
}}
[[File:Samuel Percy - Charles James Fox - B2013.16 - Yale Center for British Art.jpg|thumb|[Charles James Fox](/source/Charles_James_Fox) by Samuel Percy]]
thumb|upright=1.2|The Progress of Inebriety (later panel) wrongly identified as 'England Expects Every Man to Do His Duty', polychromed wax sculpture by Samuel Percy
thumb|upright=1.2|Rustic scene by Samuel Percy
'''Samuel Percy''' (1750&ndash;1820)  was an Irish-born sculptor mainly working as a wax-modeller in England. He has a unique style, creating three dimensional miniature portraits in coloured wax.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp07416/samuel-percy|title=Samuel Percy - National Portrait Gallery|website=www.npg.org.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.libraryireland.com/irishartists/samuel-percy.php|title=Samuel Percy, Wax Modeller - Irish Artists|website=www.libraryireland.com}}</ref>

==Life==
thumb|upright=1.2|A Race of Chimney-sweeps on Donkeys by Samuel Percy
He was born and raised in [Dublin](/source/Dublin) and trained at the [Dublin Society](/source/Dublin_Society)'s Schools, exhibiting from 1772. He left Ireland and moved to [London](/source/London) around 1785 and lived there for the rest of his life.<ref name="auto1">Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851 by Rupert Gunnis p.299/300</ref>

He exhibited in the [Royal Academy](/source/Royal_Academy) from 1786 to 1804. He died suddenly of [apoplexy](/source/apoplexy) in 1820.<ref name="auto1"/>

==Works==
*Abraham offering Isaac (1772)
*Portrait of the Emperor and Empress of Russia (1788)
*Portrait of [Louis XVI](/source/Louis_XVI)
*Portrait of [King George III](/source/King_George_III) (1795) at [Windsor Castle](/source/Windsor_Castle)
*Portrait of [Queen Charlotte](/source/Queen_Charlotte) (1795) at [Windsor Castle](/source/Windsor_Castle)
*Model for Monument to [Admiral Nelson](/source/Admiral_Nelson) (1806)
*Portrait of Joshua McGough of Drumsill (1811)
*A Woman with Children Gathering Apples at [Victoria and Albert Museum](/source/Victoria_and_Albert_Museum)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O97072/|title=A Woman with Children Gathering Apples &#124; Percy, Samuel &#124; V&A Explore The Collections|first=Victoria and Albert|last=Museum|website=Victoria and Albert Museum: Explore the Collections}}</ref>
*Portrait of Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales (1814) [National Portrait Gallery, London](/source/National_Portrait_Gallery%2C_London)<ref name="auto"/>
*Portrait of Mrs Elizabeth Best (dnk) at [Victoria and Albert Museum](/source/Victoria_and_Albert_Museum)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O96985/|title=Mrs Elizabeth Best &#124; Percy, Samuel &#124; V&A Explore The Collections|first=Victoria and Albert|last=Museum|website=Victoria and Albert Museum: Explore the Collections}}</ref>
*Portrait of [Richard Reynolds](/source/Richard_Reynolds_(ironmaster)) of Bristol (1817) [National Portrait Gallery, London](/source/National_Portrait_Gallery%2C_London)
*The Death of [Voltaire](/source/Voltaire) (dnk)
*The Three Musicians (dnk)
*Portrait of [Lady Barrington](/source/Lord_Barrington) (dnk) at [Victoria and Albert Museum](/source/Victoria_and_Albert_Museum)
*Portrait of Sir [Arthur Paget](/source/Arthur_Paget_(diplomat)) (dnk) at [Victoria and Albert Museum](/source/Victoria_and_Albert_Museum)
*Portrait of Sir Charles Morgan at [Tredegar Park](/source/Tredegar_Park) (dnk)
*The Progress of Inebriety (a series of at least three panels)
*Frederick the Great in his Last Illness
*A Blind Beggar
*Dead Christ
*Portrait of Count [Struensee](/source/Struensee)
*Portrait of the [Duke of Leeds](/source/Duke_of_Leeds)
*Portrait of [Judge James Eyre](/source/James_Eyre_(judge))
*Portrait of Judge Wilson
*Portrait of [Lord Romney](/source/Earl_of_romney)
*Portrait of [Lord Kenyon](/source/Lord_Kenyon)
*Portrait of the [Duke of Richmond](/source/Duke_of_Richmond)
*Portrait of Tom Paine
*Portrait of [Lord Thurlow](/source/Lord_Thurlow)
*Portrait of the actor [John Henderson](/source/John_Henderson_(actor))
*Portrait of Lady Menteith
*Portrait of General [William Haviland](/source/William_Haviland)
*Portrait of [Admiral Reddam](/source/Admiral_Reddam)
*Portrait of [Lord Rockingham](/source/Lord_Rockingham)
*Portrait of Prince Leopold (1820)

==Family==

Not known

==References==
 
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Category:1750 births
Category:1830 deaths
Category:Artists from Dublin (city)
Category:British sculptors

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