Preliminary designs for the Wellington Testimonial, Phoenix Park, Dublin: detail perspective sketch of the equestrian statue on its pedestal
Architect/Designer | Smirke, Sir Robert (1780-1867) |
Artist/Photographer | Smirke, Sir Robert (1780-1867) |
Country | Ireland |
City | Dublin |
Subject Date | 1856 |
Image Date | 1810 |
View | Exterior |
Style | Classical Revival |
Medium | Drawing |
Library Reference | SC93/1(3) |
Orientation | Landscape |
Colour Info | Colour |
Credit | RIBA Collections |
Subject | Monuments ; Obelisks ; Statues ; Friezes ; Sculpture |
NOTES: Although the foundation stone of the monument was laid in 1817, the project ran into difficulties with construction costs in 1820 and the structure was not completed until 1861, when it was opened to the public. The statue of the Duke of Wellington on horseback was never executed.
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