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William Ewart Gladstone

Liverpool 1809 - Hawarden 1898
British Liberal Party statesman and four times Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1868-74, 1880-85, 1886 and 1892-94).
(Wikipedia)

Mario Raggi
1901

Description

Statue of Gladstone as he makes a speech, in his left hand he holds a scroll en with his right hand he points upwards.

Inscription(s)

WILLIAM EWART
GLADSTONE

Signature

m. raggi

Sculptor

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

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, List of public art in Greater Manchester.
Bob Speel, Sculpture in Albert Square, Manchester.

Locatie (N 53°28'45" - W 2°14'43") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbnw021; Photograph: 17 June 2023
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