Description
Nine lead statues of the muses. They were designed by Sir James Thornhill and cast by Francis Bird in 1721.
Calliope |
Melpomene (?) |
Clio |
Thalia (?) |
Euterpe |
Polyhymnia |
Erato |
Urania |
Terpsichore |
We are not sure about the identification
Annotation
Euterpe and Melpomene fell down and were flattened, one in 1810 and one a few years earlier. They were replaced by fibre-glass replicas by Richard Kindersley, given by Blackwell's in 1974.
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Sculptors
- Francis Bird (London 1667 - London 1731),
British sculptor
(Wikipedia).
- Sir James Thornhill (Melcombe Regis, Dorset 1675 or 76 - 1734),
English painter
(Wikipedia).
Sources & Information
- Philip Opher, Oxford Sculpture (Heritage Tours Publications, 2009).
- Oxford History, index.
- Wikipedia, Clarendon Building.
Tags
Locatie (N 51°45'16" - W 1°15'16") (Satellite view: Google Maps)
Item Code: gbse138; Photograph: 18 October 2015
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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