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The Angel of Peace - King Edward VII Memorial

London 1841 - London 1910
King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, 1901-1910
(Wikipedia)

Newbury Trent
1919

Bath / The Angel of Peace - King Edward VII Memorial

Description

Bronze statue of the angel of peace holding in one hand an olive branch (the symbol of peace) and in the other an orb (the emblem of sovereignty). It stands on a column with a bronze portrait medaillon of King Edward VII in a laurel wreath.

Inscription(s)

erected by
the citizens of bath
in memory of
edward the peacemaker

Signature

(portrait medaillon) n.a. trent

Sculptor

Newbury Abbot Trent (London 1885-London 1953), English sculptor and medallist (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Cotswolds Info, Bath Sculptures.
Western Daily Press, Monday 17 November 1919 (British Newspaper Archive).

Locatie (N 51°22'54" - W 2°21'26") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbsw072; Photograph: 22 March 2019
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