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James George Beaney

Canterbury 1828 - Melbourne 1891
English-born surgeon, politician and philanthropist in Australia, member of the Victorian Legislative Council from March 1883 until his death
(Wikipedia)

James Forsyth
1893

Description

Marble relief of the Good Samaritan, with a text and a relief portrait below. The relief is set in a gothic monument, with at the sides of the main relief statues of Cosmas and Damian, the patron saints of physicians, and of Faith and Hope.

Canterbury - James George Beaney

Inscription(s)

Sacred to the memory of
the Hon^ble JAMES GEORGE BEANY M.D.
Member of the Legislative Council of Australia
Born in this City January 15^th 1828
Died at Melbourne June 30^th 1891.
The Munificent Founder of the Beaney Institute
and Free Library in this City
and a Generous Benefactor to its Charities.

Annotation

Unveiled 1 March 1893 by J. Henniker, M.P.

Canterbury - James George Beaney

Sculptor

James Forsyth (Kelso, Scotland 1827 - 1910), British sculptor (Mapping of Sculpture and Website).

Sources & Information

Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald - Saturday 04 March 1893 (British Newspaper archive).

Locatie (N 51°16'47" - E 1°4'55") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbse069; Photograph: 12 August 2015
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