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College Green, D2
(Trinity College - Parliament Square)

William Lecky

William Edward Hartpole Lecky
Newtown Park, near Dublin, 1838 - London 1903
Irish historian and political theorist.
(Wikipedia)

W. Goscombe John
1906

Dublin - Baile Átha Cliath / William Lecky

Description

Bronze statue of Lecky, sitting in a chair with a book on his lap.

Inscription(s)

LECKY

Signature

w. goscombe john a.r.a. 1906
a.b. burton founder

Sculptor

Sir William Goscombe John (Cardiff 1860 - London 1952), Welsh sculptor (Wikipedia – Victorian Web).

Sources & Information

Neal Doherty, The Complete Guide to the Statues and Sculptures of Dublin City (Blackrock: Orpen Press, 2015), no. B43.
Wikipedia, List of public art in Dublin.

Locatie (N 53°20'39" - W 6°15'26") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ie049; Photograph: 10 June 2014
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