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STATUE OF THE LATE RIGHT HON. JAMES WILSON, FINANCE MINISTER FOR INDIA, J. STEELL...CALCUTTA, 1865. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
Statue of the late Right Hon. James Wilson, Finance Minister for India, by J. Steell, R.S.A, to be erected at Calcutta, 1865. 'A statue of the late Right Hon. James Wilson, one of the Secretaries of her Majesty's Treasury, and sometime Secretary to the Finance Department of the Government of India, has been executed by Mr. John Steell, R.S.A...Shortly after the melancholy death of Mr. Wilson, whose great administrative abilities had just begun to tell on the financial affairs of India when he was prematurely taken away, a subscription was entered into among the merchants of Calcutta for a memorial which should express the public sense entertained of his brief but valuable services...Mr. John Steell...has performed his task, as our Illustration will show, with remarkable success. The figure is a little larger than life, and has been cut from a fine block of Carrara marble. Mr. Wilson is represented in the act of expounding some of his schemes, and the expression of the face conveys the idea that he has just put forward some argument, and is pausing to observe its effect on those to whom he speaks. The attitude is erect, the left foot slightly advanced, and over the shoulders is loosely thrown a cloak, which falls in graceful folds behind'. From "Illustrated London News", 1865. Statue of the late Right Hon. James Wilson, Finance Minister for India, J. Steell...Calcutta, 1865. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609546733
BUST OF THE LATE MR. BUNNING, CITY ARCHITECT, BY JOSEPH DURHAM, F.S.A...CITY OF LONDON SCHOOL, 1865. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
Bust of the late Mr. Bunning, City Architect, by Joseph Durham, F.S.A., erected at the City of London School, 1865. 'A memorial tablet and bust have been erected in the western entrance-hall of the City of London School, in honour of the late Mr. Bunning, City architect, whose professional services to the Corporation began with his design for that building...The monument consists of a white Carrara marble bust...The features are easily recognisable by those acquainted with Mr. Bunning, more especially in the earlier period of his career; and although the sculptor, Mr. Joseph Durham, was obliged to depend upon a photograph and upon recollection for guidance, he has given to this production of his skill an excellent likeness and a thoughtful and pleasing expression. The tablet bears the following inscription: "Erected by the Corporation of London, as a tribute of respect to the memory of James Bunstone Bunning, Esq., F.S.A., who designed this school, and for upwards of twenty years was the City architect. He maintained through life a character for high professional talent, and left behind him an unblemished reputation and an honoured name. Born Oct., 1802; died, Nov. 1863".' From "Illustrated London News", 1865. Bust of the late Mr. Bunning, City Architect, by Joseph Durham, F.S.A...City of London School, 1865. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609544428
INAUGURATION OF THE BURKE AND WILLS MONUMENT AT MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, 1865. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
Inauguration of the Burke and Wills Monument at Melbourne, Australia, 1865. 'The monument which has been erected...to the memory of Robert O'Hara Burke and William John Wills, who, in June, 1861, died in the bush from the sufferings and privations which they endured upon their return route in exploring the continent of Australia from south to north, was inaugurated on April 21...The site of the monument is in Collins-street...at its intersection with Russell-street...the day chosen for the inauguration of the monument was the fourth anniversary of the return of Burke and Wills from the Gulf of Carpentaria to Cooper's Creek, when they found that the depot party left by Burke at Cooper's Creek had gone away only a few hours before their arrival. The ceremony of unveiling the statue [designed by Charles Summers] was performed by his Excellency the Governor, Sir Charles Darling...that the event excited great interest was proved by the gathering together of thousands of citizens of all classes to witness the ceremony. John King, the sole survivor of the small and noble band of explorers who succeeded in crossing to the Gulf of Carpentaria, was present on the occasion, which to him must have been one of mingled pleasure and sorrow'. From "Illustrated London News", 1865. Inauguration of the Burke and Wills Monument at Melbourne, Australia, 1865. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609543716
STATUE OF THE LATE SIR CHARLES BARRY...BY J. H. FOLEY, R.A., IN THE NEW PALACE OF WESTMINSTER, 1865. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
Statue of the late Sir Charles Barry, R.A., by J. H. Foley, R.A., in the new Palace of Westminster, [London], 1865. 'It was generally felt, on the lamented and untimely death of Sir Charles Barry, that a memorial to him should be placed in the great building he designed and to the erection of which he devoted the best energies and the best years of his life. Accordingly...the commission was given to Mr. J. H. Foley, R.A.[and] the statue was a short time back placed in the inner hall of the New Palace of Westminster...[The sculpture shows] the architect seated, deeply absorbed, designing the Palace of Westminster. Having drawn the plan of the palace on the paper before him, the idea of the Victoria tower strikes him, and this he has just sketched as a marginal note. He then holds the drawing-board at arm's length, to judge the effect of his work...[The Palace of Westminster] must be admitted to be one of the most imposing structures in Europe. Barry did not live to see his great work completed...even now the public can form only an imperfect idea of the complete design of the architect, and must continue to do f o until the buildings which he proposed are erected'. From "Illustrated London News", 1865. Statue of the late Sir Charles Barry...by J. H. Foley, R.A., in the new Palace of Westminster, 1865. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609543308
SIR JOHN SOANE'S MUSEUM IN LINCOLN’S-INN-FIELDS: THE SARCOPHAGUS-ROOM, 1864. CREATOR: MASON JACKSON.
Sir John Soane's Museum in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields: the Sarcophagus-Room, 1864. View of '...the Sepulchral Chamber, in the lower part of the Museum, which contains the splendid ancient Egyptian sarcophagus, discovered by Belzoni in 1817 in a Royal tomb in the valley of Biban el Malook, near Gounou, Thebes. It was bought by Sir John Soane of Mr. Salt, the traveller, in 1824, for the sum of £2000. When first discovered, this sarcophagus was considered by Dr. Young to be the tomb of Psamnis. Recently, on May 10, Mr. Joseph Bonomi, the excellent Curator of the Soane Museum, illustrated to the Syro-Egyptian Society Belzoni's very animated description of the sarcophagus by a section and plan of the catacomb, which is excavated to a depth of one hundred yards into the solid rock. The sarcophagus is completely covered with hieroglyphics...Two subjects of particular interest were pointed out, one as representing the ancient Cosmical philosophy, and the other as exhibiting in a very perfect manner the doctrine of the Metempsychosis...The sarcophagus is formed of a large mass of arragonite. The seventeen fragments which formed part of the cover have recently been put together, under the direction of Mr. Bonomi, and can be inspected in a room above stairs'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864. Sir John Soane's Museum in Lincoln’s-Inn-Fields: the Sarcophagus-Room, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609543097
STATUE OF JOHN HUNTER, BY H. WEEKES, R.A., IN THE EXHIBITION OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY, 1864. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
Statue of John Hunter, by H. Weekes, R.A., in the Exhibition of the Royal Academy, 1864. 'John Hunter...is, by common consent of his successors, esteemed the greatest man that ever practised surgery amongst us...by indefatigable industry and by concentrating upon his subsequent studies a mind that was at once eminently practical and philosophical, he mastered all that was then learnt of physiology, comparative anatomy, and the allied sciences...His wonderful museum, the nucleus of the grand collection of the Royal College of Surgeons, in Lincoln's- inn-fields, was sold at his death to Government for £15,000, in order to pay the debts which he had incurred by its formation...a public subscription...[of] a thousand guineas, [was raised] for a monument to his memory... and the result is the very fine statue...[by Mr. Henry Weekes, R.A. which] is now at the Royal Academy; but will be placed...in the Museum of the College of Surgeons. The sculptor's authority for the likeness was the well- known portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds...The statue is somewhat above life-size...A scroll of paper at the feet, with the outlines of several skulls engraved upon it...serve to indicate the direction of [Hunter's] thoughts and the nature of his researches'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864. Statue of John Hunter, by H. Weekes, R.A., in the Exhibition of the Royal Academy, 1864. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609542401
BUST OF THE LATE WILLIAM HUNT, ESQ., IN THE GALLERY OF THE WATER-COLOUR SOCIETY...BY A. MUNRO, 1864. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
Bust of the late William Hunt, Esq., in the gallery of the Water-Colour Society - sculptured by A. Munro, 1864. 'By the consent of all good judges, William Hunt, the great artist in water colours, occupied during the chief part of his long life the very first place among painters of flowers, fruit, and other inanimate objects; while he was almost equally unrivalled in pictures of rustic children, landscapes, and interiors...His loss was, of course, most severely felt by the Old Society of Painters in Water Colours, of which he had been one of the earliest, and was at his death one of the oldest, members. The respect and admiration of the society for their deceased brother is now shown by their placing his bust...in the most prominent position in their gallery...The present work is the property of Mdme. Bodichon...herself a painter in water colours of very considerable ability, and she has kindly lent it for the season. As a work of art the bust deserves such unqualified praise as can but rarely be given to memorial sculptures, great or small, especially those which are posthumous, as this is. So full of lifelike individuality is it, and so remarkable were the characteristics of the sculptor's "subject," that the likeness is most striking'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864. Bust of the late William Hunt, Esq., in the gallery of the Water-Colour Society...by A. Munro, 1864. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609487285
RAISING THE COLOSSAL BRONZE STATUE OF HERCULES FOUND UNDERGROUND IN THE CAMPO DEI FIORI, ROME, 1864. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
Raising the colossal bronze statue of Hercules found underground in the Campo dei Fiori, Rome, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by M. Carli, a French artist. 'A discovery of some antiquarian and artistic value has just been made...[under] an old palace in one of the dirtiest parts of Rome, called the Biscione...[It is] a magnificent gilt bronze statue of a youthful Hercules, 14 ft. high. Over the gilding, which is very thick and bright, is a rough calcareous incrustation, which must be carefully removed before the beauty of the statue can be thoroughly appreciated. It was found imbedded in marble chips, such as form the sweepings of a sculptor's studio...It may once have stood in the Temple of Hercules, whence it may have been removed and buried in later times, to prevent its being carried off by the despoilers of Rome. There are, however, some who insist that it is a portrait of Domitian represented as Hercules...men are busy exploring, in the hope of finding one of the feet, which is missing. The club has come up in three pieces, and the lion's skin, which was hung over the shoulder...and which has evidently been cast separately, is especially interesting, as showing the mode in which the ancients executed their work of casting'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864. Raising the colossal bronze statue of Hercules found underground in the Campo dei Fiori, Rome, 1864. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609486870
LORD PALMERSTON INAUGURATING THE STATUE OF THE LATE SIR G. C. LEWIS AT HEREFORD, 1864. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
Lord Palmerston inaugurating the statue of the late Sir G. C. Lewis at Hereford, 1864. The British prime minister unveils a statue by Carlo Marochetti. 'The figure is cast in bronze, and is 7 ft. 6 in. high...In St. Peter's-square a platform had been erected for the accommodation of the noble Viscount, the gentry of the county, and the municipal authorities...An immense crowd was assembled within a short distance, by whom the noble Viscount was most enthusiastically cheered...The Rev. Mr. Clive then addressed his Lordship, inviting him to uncover the monument of his departed colleague, whose public and private virtues were justly and gracefully described in Mr. Clive's most appropriate speech. Lord Palmerston then drew aside the curtain...amid the deafening cheers of the multitude, the troops simultaneously presenting arms, salutes being also fired, and the militia band playing a slow and solemn march...There has seldom been, observed Lord Palmerston, any man in a great public career who so entitled himself to the esteem and admiration of his fellow-countrymen...It is therefore, I say, quite a becoming act on the part of the people of this city and county to have erected to his memory the statue which we have now uncovered".' From "Illustrated London News", 1864. Lord Palmerston inaugurating the statue of the late Sir G. C. Lewis at Hereford, 1864. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609486840
INAUGURATION OF THE STATUE OF THE LATE PRINCE CONSORT, IN THE PRESENCE OF HER MAJESTY,..., 1864. CREATOR: MASON JACKSON.
Inauguration of the statue of the late Prince Consort, in the presence of Her Majesty, at Perth, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by Mr. Keeley Halswell. 'The pavilion for her Majesty [Queen Victoria] was a most tasteful erection; the front presented four shafts with floral capitals, and three arches, the central one being appropriated for the Queen. The pavilion was hung with crimson cloth and festooned with evergreens and flowers, with crimson hangings...in case of rain...The ceremony was brief but impressive...The Rev. Mr. Burdon, minister of East Church, Perth, offered a prayer that the Almighty would prosper and guard the work that they had finished, prolong her Majesty's reign, and fill it with the blessings of peace, of progress, and of Christian enterprise...The statue was then uncovered, and the guard of honour presented arms, the band of the 92nd played the National Anthem, the pipes of the Highland regiments sounded a pibroch, and a battery of artillery...fired a Royal salute...The Duke of Saxe-Coburg, brother of the deceased Prince, presented the sculptor, Mr. Brodie, to the Queen, who repeated to him the expressions of her appreciation of the statue, both as a work of art and as a faithful resemblance of the lamented Prince'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864. Inauguration of the statue of the late Prince Consort, in the presence of Her Majesty,..., 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609486820
STATUE OF THE LATE PRINCE CONSORT AT PERTH, BY W. BRODIE, F.S.A., 1864. CREATOR: MASON JACKSON.
Statue of the late Prince Consort at Perth, by W. Brodie, F.S.A., 1864. A '...statue which has been raised to the memory of the late Prince Consort by the city of Perth. The statue has been executed by Mr. William Brodie, R.S.A., of Edinburgh, whose work has justified the Perth committee in their selection of a native sculptor for the execution of a Scottish memorial of the lamented Prince. The material was supplied by a fine block of pure freestone from Redhall Quarry. The figure is nine feet in height. It represents the Prince attired in the robes of a Knight of the Ancient Order of the Thistle. The dress is the doublet and trunk hose of the Old Scottish Court; and the figure bears not only the insignia of the Scottish but also of the great English order of knighthood, the Garter being worn below the left knee. The collar and star of the Thistle show very effectively on the richly-embroidered doublet, and the mantle falls gracefully in rear of the figure. The right hand rests on a square column, or pedestal, and holds an open scroll, on which the outlines of the Exhibition building of 1851 may be traced. The likeness is excellent, and the whole figure serves well to recall the Prince just as he was removed from among us'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864. Statue of the late Prince Consort at Perth, by W. Brodie, F.S.A., 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
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