Person    | Male  Born 1821  Died 1893

Giovanni Fontana

Categories: Sculpture

Countries: Italy

Giovanni Fontana

Born Italy. Based in London and naturalized British by 1871.

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Giovanni Fontana

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Albert Grant & Shakespeare

"There is no darkness but ignorance" is a quote from "Twelfth Night". The scu...

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Sir Alfred Gilbert

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Hubert le Sueur

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Hilda Seligman

Hilda Seligman

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William Brindley

William Brindley

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1 memorial
Joseph Kremer

Joseph Kremer

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F. T. Hemsley

F. T. Hemsley

Worked at the Stock Exchange and died in WW1.

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1 memorial
Zeppelin airships

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Invented by Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin in 1900. London was first targeted with airships in May 1915 and initially found defence very difficult. Searchlights and incendiary ammunition helped to de...

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