Sculpture

Gertrude & Harold Baillie Weaver

Inscription

{On the back face of the plinth:}
This statue was erected in honour of Gertrude & Harold Baillie Weaver by the National Council for Animal Welfare with the generous co-operation of the sculptor. 1931.
{On the front face of the plinth:}
To all protectors of the defenceless.

The statue is known as 'The Shepherdess' and is signed "C.L. Hartwell. R.A." It appeared, as 'The Goatherd's Daughter', on one of the cards in the set:  Modern British Sculpture (1928) Wills Cigarette Cards.

Site: Gertrude & Harold Baillie Weaver (1 memorial)

NW1, Inner Circle, Regent's Park, St John's Lodge Garden

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Gertrude & Harold Baillie Weaver

Subjects commemorated i

This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Gertrude & Harold Baillie Weaver

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National Council for Animal Welfare

One of a number of organisations active in the 1920s promoting animal welfare.

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Charles Leonard Hartwell

Member of the RA. The picture is a self-portrait.

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