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Title

Image of the figure (model) of ‘Glory’ from the Islington Boer War memorial 1904-05 by Bertram Mackennal

circa 1910

Artist

Unknown

England

Alternate image of Image of the figure (model) of ‘Glory’ from the Islington Boer War memorial 1904-05 by Bertram Mackennal by Unknown

  • Details

    Place where the work was made
    London → England
    Date
    circa 1910
    Media category
    Photograph
    Materials used
    copy print of a gelatin silver photograph
    Dimensions
    16.5 x 12.0 cm
    Signature & date

    Not signed. Not dated.

    Credit
    National Art Archive. Gift of the artist's granddaughter, Pauline Kraay, 2012
    Location
    Not on display
    Accession number
    ARC354.1.2
    Copyright

    Reproduction requests

    Artist information
    Unknown

    Works in the collection

    82

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  • About

    In 1904 Bertram Mackennal was awarded the commission for a Boer War memorial in the London borough of Islington. Mackennal's figure of 'Glory', cast in bronze, stands on a stone plinth inscribed with the names of the fallen. The memorial was unveiled by the Duke of Fife, Lord Lieutenant of the County of London on 15 June 1905.

  • Places

    Where the work was made

    London

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