Gordon's Statue, London

Details

Rose Maynard Barton, R.W.S. (1856-1929)
Gordon's Statue, London
signed and dated 'Rose Barton./1893' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour, heightened with touches of bodycolour and with scratching out
10½ x 6½ in. (26.7 x 16.5 cm.)

Provenance

The Earl of Iveagh, Elveden Hall; Christie's, London, 21 May 1984, lot 123, £1944.
with Chris Beetles, London

Literature

R.M. Barton, Familiar London, London, 1904, illustrated facing p. 120.

Special notice

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.

Lot Essay

General Gordon died in 1885 and Hamo Thornycroft's statue was unveiled in 1889. He was chosen after being recommended by Sir Frederic, Lord Leighton, G.F. Watts and J.E. Millais. The statue was originally intended for Trafalgar Square, which is why it now stands on such a tall pedestal. The pedestal itself contains two bronze panels in low relief. The allegorical subjects are Fortitude and Faith on one side and Charity and Justice on the other. The statue now stands on the Victoria Embankment in the Whitehall Extension to the Gardens.

For a note on the artist see lot 66.

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