Stokes registered as a probationer student of architecture at the Royal Academy Schools in January 1830, entering on the recommendation of Sir Francis Chantrey, the leading portrait sculptor of the Regency period.
Stokes registered as a probationer student of architecture at the Royal Academy Schools in January 1830. Stokes were entering on the recommendation of Sir Francis Chantrey. Sir Francis Chantrey was the leading portrait sculptor of the Regency period.