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Title
Major General Sir Charles James Napier (1782–1853)
Date
1856
Medium
bronze & granite
Measurements
H 365 x W (?) x D (?) cm;
Plinth: H 510 x W (?) x D (?) cm
Accession number
WC2_MRF_S012
Acquisition method
purchased by public subscription
Work type
Statue
Owner
Westminster City Council
Custodian
Westminster City Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Unveiling date
26th November 1856
Listing date
05/02/70
Access
at all times
Inscription description
on the front of the pedestal: CHARLES JAMES NAPIER / GENERAL / BORN / MDCCLXXXII / DIED / MDCCCLIII; on the front of the foot of the pedestal: ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION / THE MOST NUMEROUS CONTRIBUTORS / BEING PRIVATE SOLDIERS
