On his return to London in 1770 he set up as a maker of busts and monuments at 9, Mortimer Street, where he built up a large practice and became one of the most fashionable portrait sculptors in Britain.
On his return to London in 1770 he set up as a maker of busts and monuments at 9, Mortimer Street, where he built up a large practice. Although he preferred working on mythological subjects, it was his portrait busts for which he became famous, making him one of the most fashionable portrait sculptors in Britain.