John Bacon (sculptor, born 1740)

Not to be confused with his son, the sculptor John Bacon Jr.

Bacon's sculpture of Father Thames in Coade stone, in the grounds of Ham House

John Bacon RA (24 November 1740 – 7 August 1799) was a British sculptor who worked in the late 18th century. Bacon has been reckoned the founder of the British School of sculpture. He won numerous awards, held the esteem of George III, and examples of his works adorn St Paul's Cathedral and Westminster Abbey in London, Christ Church, Oxford, Pembroke College, Oxford, Bath Abbey and Bristol Cathedral.