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St. Stephen's Green, D2

Sir Arthur Guiness, Lord Ardilaun

Arthur Edward Guinness, 1st Baron Ardilaun, 2nd Baronet
(St Anne's, Raheny, near Dublin 1840 - Raheny 1915)
Irish businessman, politician, and philanthropist, best known for giving St Stephen's Green to the people of Dublin
(Wikipedia)

Thomas Farrell
1892

Dublin - Baile Átha Cliath / Sir Arthur Guiness, Lord Ardilaun

Description

Bronze statue of Lord Ardilaun, seated on a chair.

Inscription(s)

LORD ARDILAUN

the right honourable sir arthur edward guinness
LORD ARDILAUN
by whose liberality this park was laid out
and beautified for the use and enjoyment
of the citizens of dublin
erected by public subscription
1892

Signature

tho^s farrell sc. r.h.a. 1891

Sculptor

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

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, St. Stephen's Green.
Wikipedia, List of public art in Dublin.
h2g2, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition, Extended Dublin Statue Trail, Created Nov 19, 2002 | Updated Nov 25, 2014.

Locatie (N 53°20'19" - W 6°15'41") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ie043; Photograph: 9 June 2014
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