Description
Bronze statue of Queen Victoria crowned, with orb and sceptre.
Bronze cast of a marble original in Udaipur in India from 1889 (removed in 1947). Other casts are in Aberdeen, Adelaide (Australia), Scarborough and St. Peter Port (Guernsey).
Inscription(s)
VICTORIA R.I.
1896 |
presented
to the citizens of london by
SIR ALFRED SEALE HASLAM
in token of
friendship to themselves
and loyalty to
her majesty queen victoria
——
rt. hon. sir walter wilkin, knt
lord mayor
——
|
Signature
c.b. birch. a.r.a. 1893
Sculptor
- Charles Bell Birch (Brixton 1832 - 1893),
British sculptor
(Wikipedia).
Sources & Information
- Wikipedia, List of public art in the City of London.
- Bob Speel, London sculpture.
- Wikipedia, List of statues of Queen Victoria.
- John Blackwood, London's Immortals: The Complete Outdoor Commemorative Statues (London: Savoy, 1989), p. 64-67.
- Andrew Kershman, London's Monuments (London: Metro Publ., 2013), p. 114.
- Peter Matthews, London's Statues and Monuments (Botley: Shire, 2012), p. 73.
- Center for British Art, Statue of Queen Victoria 1889.
Tags
Locatie (N 51°30'39" - W 0°6'15") (Satellite view: Google Maps)
Item Code: gblo123; Photograph: 7 August 2014
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