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Queen Victoria

London 1819 - Osborne House 1901
Queen of Great-Britain, 1837-1901
(Wikipedia)

Charles Bell Birch
Hollinshead & Burton
1903

Description

Bronze statue of Queen Victoria crowned, with orb and sceptre. It was unveiled on 28 July 1903 by Princess Henry of Battenberg.

Bronze cast of a marble original in Udaipur in India from 1889 (removed in 1947). Other casts are in Aberdeen, Adelaide (Australia), London and St. Peter Port (Guernsey).

Inscription(s)

VICTORIA REGINA

1837-1901

Signature

C.B. BIRCH S^c
hollinshead & burton founders thames ditton

Sculptor

Charles Bell Birch (Brixton 1832 - 1893), British sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Illustrated London News - Saturday 8 August 1903 (British Newspaper Archive).

Locatie (N 54°16'53" - W 0°23'53") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbyh214; Photograph: 1 August 2019
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