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Charity fountain La Maternité

Jules Dalou
1897

Description

Bronze sculpture of a mother with two children, one at her breast.

Inscription(s)

ERECTED 1878
at the expense of
JOHN WHITTAKER ELLIS ESQ. ALDERMAN
& WILLIAM HARTRIDGE ESQ. DEPUTY,
supplemented by a vote in Wardmote.

also by donations from
the drapers company and the merchant taylors company

Signature

Dalou 1879
plinth: J. Edmeston - Archt. 1878

Sculptor

Aimé-Jules Dalou (Paris 1838 - id. 1902), French sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, List of public art in the City of London.
London Remembers, Memorials.

Locatie (N 51°30'49" - W 0°5'11") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gblo159; Photograph: 8 August 2014
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