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Benjamin Disraeli

Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, KG, PC, FRS
London 1804 - London 1881
British Prime Minister, parliamentarian, Conservative statesman and literary figure.
(Wikipedia)

Mario Raggi
H. Young & co. (London)
1883

Description

Bronze statue of Disraeli in the robes of an Earl with a scroll in his right hand.

Inscription(s)

BEACONSFIELD

benjamin disraeli
earl of
beaconsfield
k.g.
1804 - 1881

Signature

m. raggi scr. | fecit 1883 | london
h. young & co | art founders | pimlico

Annotation

Unveiled 19 April 1883.

Parliament Square

On Parliament Square, Westminster, are 10 statues of British and some foreign politicians.

Abraham Lincoln (1920)
George Canning (1832, here 1949)
Nelson Mandela (2007)
Sir Robert Peel (1877)
Benjamin Disraeli (1883)
Edward Smith-Stanley (1874)
Henry John Temple - Lord Palmerston (1876)
Jan Smuts (1956)
David Lloyd George (2007)
Sir Winston Churchill (1973)

Click here for a interactive map with the locations of the sculptures.

Sculptor

Mario Raggi (1821-1907), Italian/English sculptor, active in London (Wikipedia)

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, List of public art in the City of Westminster.
Wikipedia, Parliament Square.
George L. Gomme, Return of outdoor memorials in London (London: City Council, 1910) (through Internet Archive).
John Blackwood, London's Immortals: The Complete Outdoor Commemorative Statues (London: Savoy, 1989), p. 194-197.
Andrew Kershman, London's Monuments (London: Metro Publ., 2013), p. 64-65.
Peter Matthews, London's Statues and Monuments (Botley: Shire, 2012), p. 32-33.

Location (N 51°30'2" - W 0°7'38")

Item Code: gblo043; Photograph: 3 August 2014
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