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Monument to the Earl of Egremont (1751–1837)

Edward Hodges Baily (1788–1867)

Church Street, Petworth, West Sussex

Monument to the Earl of Egremont (1751–1837)
Monument to the Earl of Egremont (1751–1837)
Monument to the Earl of Egremont (1751–1837)
Monument to the Earl of Egremont (1751–1837)
Monument to the Earl of Egremont (1751–1837)
Monument to the Earl of Egremont (1751–1837)
Monument to the Earl of Egremont (1751–1837)
Monument to the Earl of Egremont (1751–1837)
Monument to the Earl of Egremont (1751–1837)
Monument to the Earl of Egremont (1751–1837)
Monument to the Earl of Egremont (1751–1837)
Monument to the Earl of Egremont (1751–1837)
Monument to the Earl of Egremont (1751–1837)
Monument to the Earl of Egremont (1751–1837)
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A large, seated statue on a plinth of George O'Brien Wyndham, 3rd Earl of Egremont, holding a scroll in his right hand.
Title

Monument to the Earl of Egremont (1751–1837)

Date

1840

Medium

white marble

Measurements

H 160 x W 78 x D 145 cm;
Plinth: H 138 x W 105 x D 155 cm

Accession number

GU28_JD_S051

Acquisition method

commissioned by the Percy family

Work type

Statue

Owner

The Percy family

Custodian

Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin

Work status

extant

Access

time restrictions apply

Access note

church opening times

Signature/marks description

signed on northern face of pedestal: E.H. BAILY, R.A. / FACIEBAT / LONDINI / 1840.

Inscription description

to the front of the pedestal, carved letters: GEORGE O'BRIEN / EARL OF EGREMONT / BORN DECR. 18. 1751 / DIED NOVR. 11. 1837. / FILII. POSUERE.

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Located at

Church Street, Petworth

GU28 0AE

Located at the west side of the nave, Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin.

Artist or maker

Edward Hodges Baily

1788–1867

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