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Sir John Gray

Claremorris, Co. Mayo 1815 - Bath, England 1875
Irish physician, surgeon, newspaper proprietor, journalist and politician
(Wikipedia)

Thomas Farrell
1879

Dublin - Baile Átha Cliath / Sir John Gray

Description

Marble(?) statue.

Inscription(s)

erected by public subscription
to
SIR JOHN GRAY, Knt. MD. JP.
proprietor of the
freeman's journal
m.p. kilkenny city,
chairman of the
dublin corporation water works
committee 1863 to 1875,
during which period
preeminently
through his exertions
the vartry water supply
was introduced
to the city and suburbs.
bron juli 13, 1815.
died april 9, 1875.

Sculptor

Thomas Farrell (Dublin 1827 - Stillorgan 1900), Irish sculptor (Wikipedia - Walter Strickland, A Dictionary of Irish Artists (1913), on-line).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, List of public art in Dublin.

Locatie (N 53°20'54" - W 6°15'34") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ie023; Photograph: 9 June 2014
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