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John Henry Vivian

Truro 1785 - Singleton 1855
Welsh industrialist and politician of Cornish extraction
(Wikipedia)

John Evan Thomas
Robinson & Cottam (Pimlico)
1857

Description

Bronze statue of Vivian in top-coat holding a small book in his left hand and papers in his right hand. On the back of the statue is a coat of arms.

Inscription(s)

IOHN HENRY VIVIAN
esq. frs. fgs. mp.
who represented this borovgh
and its contribVtories
in
six sVccessive parliaments
ERECTED
by his constitvents and friends
a.d. mdccclvii.

born at trvro
mdcclxxxv
he died at singleton
mdccclv
vniversally lamented

Signed: i. evan thomas / sculptor
robinson & cottam / statue foundry pimlico

Sculptor

John Evan Thomas (Brecon 1810 - London 1873), Welsh sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, List of public art in Swansea.
Public Monuments and Sculpture Association, National Recording Project Database.
University College for the Creative Arts, VADS (Visual Arts Data Service).
British Listed Buildings, Listed buildings in Wales.

Locatie (N 51°36'55" - W 3°56'15") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbwa049; Photograph: 25 July 2012
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