Person    | Male  Born 1667  Died 27/2/1731

Francis Bird

Categories: Sculpture

Francis Bird

Sculptor. Born in the parish of St Martin-in-the-Fields. Much admired in his day, his work can be seen at St Paul's and at Westminster Abbey. In 1729, leaving a tavern at Christmas, he slipped and broke his leg. This was badly set and, after a long illness, he died. We understand that the Queen Anne statue in SW1 is a copy of that at St Pauls, and the one in Kingston, also by Bird, is a different statue.

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Henry VIII statue

This is apparently the only statue of King Henry the VIII on public display i...

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Queen Anne statue, St Paul's

The 4 female figures around the base represent: Britannia, France, America, I...

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Queen Anne Statue - SW1

Made for the portico of St Mary-le-Strand but it was never erected there. It ...

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