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John Henry Manners, 5th Duke of Rutland

Knightsbridge, 4 January 1778 - Belvoir Castle 20 January 1857
Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire, 1799-1857
(Wikipedia)

Edward Davis
Simonet Fondeur
1852

Leicester / John Henry Manners, 5th Duke of Rutland

Description

Bronze statue.

Inscription(s)

john henry
duke of rutland, k.g
lord lieutenant
of leicestershire.
the inhabitants
of the county & town
of leicester
during
the fiftieth anniversary
of his high office
with universal consent
caused this statue
to be erected
m.dccc.lii.

præsenti tibi maturos larcimur honores

Signature

E^DW DAVIS
Simonet & Fils / Fondeurs Paris 1851

Annotation

statue was the first public statue to be erected in Leicester, and was unveiled by Sir Frederick Gustavus Fowke, Provincial Grand Master of Freemasons for the Province of Leicestershire, on 28 April 1852. The statue had previously been exhibited at the Great Exhibition of 1851.

Sculptor

Edward Davis, British sculptor.

Sources & Information

Leicester City Council, Statues and Sculpture.

Location (N 52°38'4" - W 1°7'59")

Item Code: gbem007; Photograph: 25 October 2009
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