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Issac Gosset

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Issac Gosset
Birthdate:	1713
Death:	1799 (85-86) London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Place of Burial:	London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Immediate Family:	Son of Jean Gosset II and Susanne Gosset Husband of ? Bosquet Father of Reverand Dr Issac Gosset Brother of Jean/John Gosset; Jacob Gosset; Pierre Gosset; Gideon Gosset and Abraham Gosset
Occupation:	Artist Maker of wax portraits
biblography:	Isaac, the sixth son of John and Susan D'Allain Gosset, was born 1713; died 1799; married dau. of --- Bosquet. He settled in London. Like his uncle, Matthew Gosset, Isaac Gosset was an artist and a modeller of portraits in wax.
Buried with Uncle Matthew (1683-1744):	with Uncle Matthew (1683-1744)
even more biblography:	" ... He contributed to the first artists' exhibition in 1760 and was a member of the Incorporated Society of Artists, contributing twenty-four portraits to their exhibition between 1760 and 1778. Several of his wax models are still in Windsor Castle, and
even more biblography continued:	Among these are cameo portraits of George II and the Princess Dowager of Wales. He made numerous portraits in wax of the royal family and of distinguished gentlemen . . . One of his portraits was of Lady Mary Coke, to whom Horace Walpole (1717-1797) dedi
further Biblography:	Isaac Gosset, Esq., died at Kensington, 28th Nov. 1799, having nearly completed his 88th year. He invented a composition of wax in which he modelled portraits in the most exquisite manner. His works were numerous, and included the royal family,
more biblography:	and many of the nobility and gentry from the time of George II down to 1780. In the line of his art he may be said to have been unique as the inventor of the inimitable materials with which he worked, the secret of which was confided only to his son, the

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? Bosquet

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Reverand Dr Issac Gosset

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Susanne Gosset

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Jean Gosset II

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Jean/John Gosset

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Jacob Gosset

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Pierre Gosset

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Gideon Gosset

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Abraham Gosset

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Issac Gosset's Timeline

1713	1713	Birth of Issac Gosset
1744	1744	Birth of Reverand Dr Issac Gosset
1799	1799 Age 86	Death of Issac Gosset London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
????		Burial of Issac Gosset Marylebone, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom

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