Statue

Charles James Fox - statue

Erection date: 1816

Inscription

Charles James Fox
Erected MDCCCXVI {i.e. 1816}

He holds a copy of the Magna Carta in his right hand.

Site: Charles James Fox - statue (1 memorial)

WC1, Bloomsbury Square Gardens

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Charles James Fox - statue

Subjects commemorated i

Charles James Fox

A celebrated politician, defender of the liberties of the individual, and rak...

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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Charles James Fox - statue

Created by i

Sir Richard Westmacott

Sculptor. Born Grosvenor Square. One of the Commissioners for the Great Exhib...

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