Benjamin Cheverton

Several miniature reproductions of a bust of John Dalton by Francis Leggatt Chantrey, at the Art Gallery of Ontario

Benjamin Cheverton (1796 – 1876)[1] was an English sculptor and inventor. With the assistance of John Isaac Hawkins, he designed and operated a novel pantograph machine to create detailed miniature reproductions of sculptures, primarily busts of historical and mythological figures by contemporary sculptors like Francis Leggatt Chantrey, Louis-François Roubiliac, and Joseph Durham.[1] His reproducing machine, which was exhibited at the Great Exhibition of 1851, is now in the collection of the Science Museum, London.[2] A large collection of his work is found in the Thomson Collection at the Art Gallery of Ontario.[3]

He died in February 1876 and was buried on the western side of Highgate Cemetery.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Benjamin Cheverton - Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951". www.sculpture.gla.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
  2. ^ "Machine for reproducing sculpture - Science Museum Group Collection". collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
  3. ^ "Idea Lab: Research at the AGO Investigating the Works of Benjamin Cheverton". Art Gallery of Ontario. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
  4. ^ Cheverton, Benjamin. "Highgate Cemetery". Burial Grounds. Retrieved 15 October 2025.

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