{On the front of the plinth:}
F. Derwent Wood RA, 1871 Sculptor 1926
This example of his work is placed here in his memory by members of the Chelsea Arts Club and other friends.
{On the base of the statue, to the right, is inscribed:}
Derwent Wood
Difficult to photograph this young lady without making it look as if she's shyly fingering her right nipple, which she's not.
SW3, Chelsea Embankment
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Derwent Wood sculpture
Sculptor. Born Francis Derwent Wood at Eskin Place, Caslerigg, St John's, Kes...
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Derwent Wood sculpture
Started in 1890 when a group of friends began meeting informally. At least on...
16 bronze standards, each decorated with texts and motifs of New Zealand, suc...
Dickens was a boy of 12 when he passed this sign on his way to work in 1824. ...
These five, verbose, repetitive, inconsistent, self-regarding, plaques are la...
The lettering on the plinth does not look contemporary with the dove sculptur...
