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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D5459/1/93/20
Former ReferenceD5459/1/169
TitleDesign for a Statue: intended to be erected in Downing Street
Date[1809]
DescriptionA statue of a balding man with a pointed nose. He faces right and in his right hand he holds a scroll. The inscription on the base of the statue reads:
'Erected by Voluntary Subscription : With part of the materials :That form'd the ever to be : remember'd :Stone Expedition :In honor of :The : Ingenious Inventor : Of that : Glorious Enterprize' Available on CD 158.
LevelItem
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
ArtistWoodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809)
Archive CreatorGeorge Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer
Further InformationThe expedition is the Walcheren expedition of 1809, led by John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham (1756-1835) during the Portland ministry. It was intended to open up a second front in the Low Countries to aid the Austrians, However the Austrians capitulated to the French and the length of the disembarkation meant that Antwerp had time to defend itself. The expedition was badly organised and the troops on the islands at the mouth of the Scheldt contracted malaria. By September the troops started returning, although half of the 40,000 were eventually lost.
The man commemorated by the statue may be Chatham.
Physical DescriptionPencil drawing with text in ink. Size 381 x 234 mm. Portrait.
CopiesA digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office.
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Design for a Statue: intended to be erected in Downing Street

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