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Title
Memorial to William Earle (d.1839)
Date
c.1839
Medium
marble
Measurements
H 142.2 x W 122 x D (?) cm
Accession number
WAG 9843
Acquisition method
transferred, 1986
Work type
Relief
Signature/marks description
signed: J GIBSON FECIT / ROME
Inscription description
inscribed front: SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF WILLIAM EARLE ESQUIRE / WHO DIED AT ROME THE X JANUARY MDCCCXXXIX IN THE LXXX YEAR OF HIS AGE / THE BENEVOLENCE OF HIS HEART AND INTEGRITY OF HIS CHARACTER / SECURED FOR HIM THE LOVE AND CONFIDENCE OF ALL WHO KNEW HIM / IN HIS DOMESTIC CIRCLE AS THE OBJECT OF THE TENDEREST AFFECTION / AND THE REMEMBRANCE OF HIS MANY VIRTUES WILL BE EVER DEAR TO HIS CHILDREN / WHO HAVE RAISED THIS MONUMENT AS A TRIBUTE OF RESPECT / TO HIS MEMORY