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Title
John Hunter (1728–1793)
Date
1977
Medium
bronze & limestone
Measurements
H 105 x W 70 x D 56 cm (E);
Plinth: H 170 x W 65 x D 53 cm (E)
Accession number
NW1_CRH_S089
Acquisition method
commissioned by the Royal College of Surgeons of England
Work type
Bust
Owner
London Borough of Camden Council
Custodian
London Borough of Camden Council
Work status
extant
Access
time restrictions apply
Access note
Park opening hours.
Inscription description
at the top of the front of the stone plinth: HUNTER; on a plaque attached to the side of the plinth: THIS BUST OF JOHN HUNTER (1728 - 1793), THE FOUNDER / OF SCIENTIFIC SURGERY, WHOSE MUSEUM IS HOUSED IN THE / ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND IS A GIFT OF THE / PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL OF THE COLLEGE MADE IN 1977 TO RECORD THEIR APPRECIATION OF THE PLEASURE AND SATISFACTION / THAT THE COLLEGE'S LONG ASSOCIATION WITH LINCOLN'S INN / FIELDS (SINCE 1796) HAS GIVEN TO SUCCESSIVE GENERATIONS / OF FELLOWS, MEMBERS, STUDENTS AND STAFF; AND TO MARK / THE CELEBRATIONS OF THE SILVER JUBILEE OF HER MAJESTY / QUEEN ELIZABETH 11, VISITOR AND HONORARY FELLOW OF THE / COLLEGE. / SCULPTOR: N.F.BOONHAM
Lincoln's Inn Fields, Westminster
WC2A 2ES
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