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(b York, 6 July 1755; d London, 7 Dec. 1826). English sculptor, draughtsman, and designer, an outstanding figure of the Neoclassical movement. He was the son of a moulder of plaster figures, and after studying at the Royal Academy Schools (where he met his lifelong friend William Blake) he worked for the potter Josiah Wedgwood from 1775 to 1787.
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Text Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists (Oxford University Press)