Walter Besant Memorial
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Memorial on the Victoria Embankment, London
| Walter Besant Memorial | |
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| Artist | George Frampton |
| Completion date | 1904 |
| Subject | Walter Besant |
| Location | London |
| Coordinates | 51°30′35′′N 0°07′07′′W / 51.5096°N 0.1185°W / 51.5096; -0.1185 |
The Memorial to Walter Besant is a bronze bas-relief on the Victoria Embankment in London. It is considered peculiar for the presence of eye-glasses on the sculpture, considered the earliest example of it in London.[1]
The memorial is dedicated to Walter Besant, a novelist and historian of London. A campaigner for authors' rights, he is among the founders of the Society of Authors, who placed the memorial on the Embankment in 1904.[2] Besant also played a role in the creation of the People's Palace in Mile End.[3] The memorial is the work of George Frampton.
References
[edit ]- ^ Baker, Margaret (2002). Discovering London statues and monuments. Discovering series (5. ed., revised and updated ed.). Princes Risborough: Shire Publications. p. 134. ISBN 978-0-7478-0495-6.
- ^ Matthews, Peter (2012). London's statues and monuments. Shire Library. Oxford: Shire Publications. p. 57. ISBN 978-0-7478-0798-8.
- ^ Darke, Jo (1991). The monument guide to England and Wales: a national portrait in bronze and stone. London: Macdonald Illustrated. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-356-17609-3.
External links
[edit ]- Wikimedia Commons logo Media related to Walter Besant Memorial, Victoria Embankment at Wikimedia Commons
