Statue of William Huskisson in Pimlico Gardens is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 January 2016. Statue. 3 related planning applications.
Statue of William Huskisson in Pimlico Gardens
- WRENN ID
- peeling-corbel-myrtle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westminster
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 January 2016
- Type
- Statue
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Memorial statue, 1836, by John Gibson for Mrs Eliza Huskisson. The statue is the second version of one made by Gibson in 1833.
MATERIAL: Carrara marble.
DESCRIPTION: Huskisson is depicted as a standing figure looking downward in reflection. He is wearing a Roman toga with his right shoulder and part of his chest exposed; his feet are sandaled. His left hand is raised across his chest, and in his right hand he holds a scroll. Behind him on his left-hand side is a broken column, on which is the worn inscription: ‘OPUS IOANNIS GIBSON’
The plinth is also of marble; on the front (west) face is the inscription: ‘WILLIAM HUSKISSON / STATESMAN / BORN 1770 DIED 1830’. Below is a base of four steps.
Detailed Attributes
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