Statue Of William Etty is a Grade II listed building in the York local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 June 1983. Statue.

Statue Of William Etty

WRENN ID: lunar-copper-swallow
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: York
Country: England
Date first listed: 24 June 1983
Type: Statue
Source: Historic England listing

Description

YORK

SE6052SW EXHIBITION SQUARE 1112-1/27/310 Statue of William Etty 24/06/83

GV II

Statue. Dated 1911. By GW Milburn. Stone. Life-size cloaked figure of the artist holding a palette and brush depicted standing before a badly defaced representation of Bootham Bar: raised on a tall pedestal with moulded cornice enriched with egg-and-dart mouldings. Plaque on the pedestal reads: "William Etty Born in York 1787 Elected Royal Academician 1828 Died 1849". In concert with other local and national figures, Etty was responsible for preventing the demolition of Bootham Bar in 1832.

Listing NGR: SE6007352240

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