Statues - Hither & Thither

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Oxford
Oxfordshire
South East England

Queens' College
(High Street Façade, east)

Law, Physick and Poetry

or: Apollo, Religion and Medicine

Henry Cheere
ca. 1735

Description

Three statues on the pediment of the east range of Front Quad. In 1733-35 Henry Cheere was paid a sum of of £130 5s. for the statue of Queen Caroline over the gateway, and of £135 for the three statues, representing 'Law, Physick and Poetry', over the end of the east wing.
According to The Oxford University and City Guide of 1818 the six statues on the East and West range represent Jupiter and Apollo (on the pediments) and Mathematics, Georgraphy, Medicine and Religion.

Law or Religion
Poetry or Apollo
Physick of Medicine

Oxford - Law, Physick and Poetry

Annotation

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Colleges in Oxford

Most of the university colleges in Oxford occupy large areas with several buildings and courts ('quads' in Oxford). There are numerous statues, mostly in the façades of the various buildings. The statues with ☒ are not visible from the public road. Most of the colleges are accessible for visitors during certain times of the day, some for free, others for a small (or not so small) fee.

Sculptor

Sir Henry Cheere, 1st Baronet (Clapham, Surrey 1703 - 1781), English sculptor and monumental mason (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Philip Opher, Oxford Sculpture (Heritage Tours Publications, 2009).
H E Salter and Mary D Lobel (ed.), A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 3, the University of Oxford (1954). At: British History Online.
The Oxford University and City Guide (Oxford: Munday & Slatter, 1818).

Locatie (N 51°45'9" - W 1°15'2") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbse150; Photograph: 18 October 2015
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