Statue of Lord Holland

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Henry Fox, 3rd Baron Holland
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Statue of Lord Holland
Artist George Frederic Watts and Joseph Edgar Boehm
Completion date1870
Subject Henry Fox, 3rd Baron Holland
Location London
Coordinates 51°30′15″N0°12′12″W / 51.5042°N 0.2034°W / 51.5042; -0.2034
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameStatue of Lord Holland
Designated15 April 1969
Reference no.1223782

The statue of Lord Holland is a Grade II listed statue in Holland Park in London, on the northern walk out of the remains of Holland House.

Lord Holland was a significant Whig politician, whose family's nearby Holland House served as a venue of congregations among politicians and scholars of the time. Holland was politically radical, with sympathies towards France and an abolitionist stance. Being unable to make the post of Foreign Secretary, Holland was happy to support subversive causes at Holland House, where Holland would be known as "perhaps the greatest host in English history". [1]

The statue was erected in 1870, designed by George Frederic Watts, who himself lived in the grounds of Holland House, and Joseph Edgar Boehm. Watts worked to create the clay model and Boehm would complete the casting. [2] Holland is depicted sitting back in a chair and holding a walking stick, characteristic of Holland as a long-time sufferer of gout. [1] The statue was funded with money left over from what was raised for a monument dedicated to him in Westminster Abbey. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Baker, Margaret (2002). Discovering London statues and monuments. Discovering series (5. ed., revised and updated ed.). Princes Risborough: Shire Publications. p. 80. ISBN   978-0-7478-0495-6.
  2. ↑ Blackwood, John; Irwin, Caroline, eds. (1989). London's immortals: the complete outdoor commemorative statues (1. publ ed.). London: Savoy Pr. p. 188. ISBN   978-0-9514296-0-0.
  3. ↑ Matthews, Peter (2012). London's statues and monuments. Shire library. Oxford: Shire Publications. p. 155. ISBN   978-0-7478-0798-8.
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