Agostino Carlini

Joshua Ward by Agostini Carlini, c. 1760, Victoria and Albert Museum

Augostino Carlini or Agostino Carlini (c. 1718 – 15 August 1790) was an Italian sculptor and painter, who was born in Genoa but settled in England. He was also one of the founding members of the Royal Academy

Works Statue of his friend, Dr Joseph Ward (1760) (now in the Victoria and Albert Museum) Statuary group, "Maritime Power and Riches" (1768) (several copies, including the Royal Academy, London and Windsor Castle) Monument to the Countess of Shelbourne, High Wycombe (1771) Statue of Lady Bingley, Bramham Park (1771) Bust of George III, Burlington House (1773) Monument to the Earl and Countess of Dorchester, Milton Abbey (1775) Various statues for Somerset House (1776–78) Eight statues for Dublin Custom House (1783) (destroyed in the uprising of 1916)