John Bushnell (1636–1701): The Eccentric Sculptor Behind London’s Monuments John Bushnell (1636–1701) remains a figure of fascination in British art history—a sculptor whose prodigious talent was tragically overshadowed by an increasingly erratic mind and whose legacy is cemented primarily through the monumental sculptures he created for London's civic spaces. Born in Holborn, London, his early life was marked by familial upheaval following his father’s death, leaving him to forge a path independently amidst the turbulent social landscape of Restoration England. His apprenticeship under Thom…