Person    | Male  Born 25/12/1867  Died 13/11/1921

William Robert Colton

Categories: Sculpture

Countries: France

Sculptor. Born Paris but came to England early and made his home in London.

The only other public work in London that we know of is the 1897 Mermaid Fountain or Little Nell, in Hyde Park, just north of the Cavalry memorial. We've seen this called a Memorial Fountain but we think that is a careless misreading of "Mermaid" since nowhere can we discover what is supposedly being commemorated. It was replaced with a concrete reproduction in 1975.

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This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
William Robert Colton

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Royal Artillery Boer War memorial

Bronze statue depicts War being controlled by Peace. Unveiled by the Duke of ...

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Carlos Rey

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Grinling Gibbons

Grinling Gibbons

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Louis François Roubiliac

Louis François Roubiliac

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Herbert Hampton

Herbert Hampton

Sculptor. Born Hertfordshire, died Essex.

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2 memorials