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St Paul's Cathedral

London

Title

Monument to Admiral Earl Richard Howe (1726–1799)

Date

1802–1805

Medium

marble

Measurements

H 350 x W 408 x D 210 cm (E)

Accession number

2485

Work type

Monument

Inscription description

on sculpture: GIBRALTAR RELIEVED OCT'R 11TH 1782 / THE FRENCH FLEET DEFEATED / JUNE THE FIRST 1794; on plinth: ERECTED AT THE PUBLIC EXPENSE, TO THE MEMORY OF / THE ADMIRAL EARL HOWE, K.G. / IN TESTIMONY OF THE GENERAL SENSE OF HIS GREAT AND MERITORIOUS SERVICES / IN THE COURSE OF A LONG AND DISTINGUISHED LIFE, & IN PARTICULAR FOR THE BENEFIT / DERIVED TO HIS COUNTRY , BY THE BRILLIANT VICTORY WHICH HE OBTAINED / OVER THE FRENCH FLEET, OFF USHANT, 1ST JUNE 1794. / HE WAS BORN 19TH MARCH 1726, AND DIED 5TH AUGUST 1799, IN HIS 74TH YEAR.

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