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Title
Monument to Major-General Charles George Gordon (1833–1885) and His Brother, William Gordon (1817–1887)
Medium
marble & bronze
Measurements
H 142 x W 220 x D 96 cm (E)
Accession number
2470
Work type
Monument
Signature/marks description
on back of sculpture: JE Boehm
Inscription description
main inscription on plaque: see image; on coat of arms on right side: SEMPER FIDELIS; on shield on left side: CHARLES GEORGE / GORDON; on front of base: SIR HENRY WILLIAM GORDON, K.C.B. THE SURVIVING BROTHER OF GENERAL GORDON / DEPARTED THIS LIFE 22ND OCTOBER 1887, IN THE 70TH YEAR OF HIS AGE AND 53RD OF PUBLIC SERVICE.; on front right of sculpture: Cie des Bronzes / Bruxelles