Painter and sculptor especially of animals. Born 88 Queen Anne Street East, Marylebone. Died at home, 18 St John's Wood Road.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Sir Edwin Landseer
Creations i
Nelson's column
Erected to commemorate the Trafalgar victory over Napoleon of 1805. The heigh...
Other Subjects
Tate Galleries
Four art galleries. The original was founded in Millbank in 1897, as the National Gallery of British Art. It was renamed in 1932 after Henry Tate who had laid the foundations for the collection. Ta...
1 memorial
George du Maurier
Artist and writer. Born Paris. Punch cartoonist. 1894 wrote the novel Trilby, from which comes the term "Svengali". In Hampstead lived at 4 Holly Mount, moved to Gangmoor House facing Whitestone P...
Person, Art, Humour, Literature, France
2 memorials
Flower Fairy Books
A series of books created by the illusrator Cicely Mary Barker. The first one was published in 1923
1 memorial
Joseph Knight
Born London. Landscape painter and engraver. At the age of seven, his right arm was amputated following an accident, but this did not deter him from following his chosen profession. Member of the I...
1 memorial
1 memorial
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Mortlake Tapestry Works
SW14, Tapestry Court
Interesting that a plaque has been erected to the Mortlake Tapestry Works but not to John Dee, who was (what we would now call) scientifi...
1 subject commemorated
Mo Farah
Track and field athelete. Born Somalia. Moved to Britain aged 8 to join his father in Hounslow.
1 memorial
Japanese students at UCL
WC1, Gordon Square, 27-28, UCL’s Japanese Garden
The monument is made of fine-grained gabbro, polished to a black, mirror-like surface, and sits on contrasting pale matt granite. Unveil...
26 subjects commemorated,
3 creators
Gold post box - Stratford
E15, Broadway, Stratford
This post bix has been painted gold by Royal Mail to celebrate Stratford, as the home of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. {R...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Buxton Memorial Fountain - original position
SW1, Millbank, Victoria Tower Gardens
This screen shot comes from the 1950 film 'Dear Mr. Prohack' and shows Cecil Parker crossing Great George Street with the Buxton Memorial...
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