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

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Gertrude & Harold Baillie Weaver

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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, RA, FRBS, RBC.

He was a Member of the Royal Academy. The picture is a self-portrait. Much in...

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