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Florence Nightingale

Florence, Tuscany 1820 - London 1910
English social reformer and statistician, and the founder of modern nursing
(Wikipedia)

Arthur G. Walker
Fiorini's Fine Art Foundry (London)
1915

Description

Statue of Florence Nightingale as she walked through the hospital wards at Scutari. In her left hand is a lamp.

London - Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale in the centre of a group of convalescent soldiers.
Florence Nightingale with a medical officer in front of a row of cots occupied by wounded soldiers.

Florence being introduced to some dignitaries.
This relief was added later, originally here was a plaque with name and dates. London - Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale in her old age talking to nurses at St. Thomas's Hospital.

Inscription(s)

FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE O.M.

BORN MAY 12. 1820

DIED AUG. 13. 1910

Signature

GAWalker
g. fiorini founder

Sculptor

Arthur George Walker RA (Hackney, London 1861 - 1939), English sculptor and painter (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Crimean War Memorial.
Andrew Kershman, London's Monuments (London: Metro Publ., 2013), p. 99.
John Blackwood, London's Immortals: The Complete Outdoor Commemorative Statues (London: Savoy, 1989), p. 164-165.
London Remembers, Memorials.
Bob Speel, Sculptures at Waterloo Place.
The Victorian Web, The Art of Sculpture in Victorian Britain.
Northern Whig, Wednesday 24 February 1915 (British Newspaper Archive).

Locatie (N 51°30'26" - W 0°7'57") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gblo210; Photograph: 18 March 2019
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Florence Nightingale in the centre of a group of convalescent soldiers.	Florence Nightingale with a medical officer in front of a row of cots occupied by wounded soldiers.
Florence being introduced to some dignitaries. This relief was added later, originally here was a plaque with name and dates.	Florence Nightingale in her old age talking to nurses at St. Thomas's Hospital.