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Government Art Collection
London
Title
Edwin Wilkins Field (1804–1871), Law Reformer, Artist and Promoter of Art
Date
1877
Medium
marble
Measurements
H 202 x W 65 x D 70 cm
Accession number
RCJ15406
Acquisition method
unknown acquisition method
Work type
Statue
Signature/marks description
on left side: T. Woolner RA. Sc.1877
Inscription description
on plinth: EDWIN WILKINS FIELD / SECRETARY OF THE ROYAL COMMISSION / FOR THE CONCENTRATION OF THE LAW COURTS / A MAN OF RARE ENERGY. / OF LARGE AIMS AND WIDE SYMPATHIES / A WISE AND ZEALOUS LAWYER AND REFORMER OF THE LAWS / A TRUE ARTIST AND FRIEND OF ART. / MAINLY BY HIS AID THE COURTS OF JUSTICE / WERE CONCENTRATED IN THE BUILDING / WHERE THIS STATUE RECORDS ALIKE HIS PUBLIC SERVICES, / AND THE RESPECT AND AFFECTION / OF HIS MANY FRIENDS / BORN THE 12TH OCTOBER 1904 / DIED NOBLY IN THE ACT OF SAVING LIFE. / ON THE 30TH JULY 1871.
Government Art Collection
Queen's Yard, 179A Tottenham Court Road, London, Greater London W1T 7PA England
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