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Title
Prince Edward Augustus (1767–1820), Duke of Kent
Date
1824
Medium
bronze & Devonshire granite
Measurements
H 280 x W (?) x D (?) cm;
Plinth: H 280 x W (?) x D (?) cm
Accession number
W1B_II_S001
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
21st February 1824
Listing date
05/02/70
Access
at all times
Signature/marks description
near the bottom of the column: S. GAHAGAN / FECIT
Inscription description
on the ribbon over the royal arms: AUT / VINCERE AUT / MORI (translated: EITHER WIN OR DIE); around the garter on the left leg and on the royal arms on the column: HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE (translated: EVIL BE TO HIM THAT EVIL THINKS); on the front of the pedestal: PRINCE EDWARD / DUKE OF KENT / IV. SON OF GEORGE THE III. / BORN NOV. 2. 1767, DIED JAN 23, 1820 / ERECTED BY THE SUPPORTERS / OF THE NUMEROUS CHARITIES / WHICH HE SO ZEALOUSLY / AND SUCCESSFULLY PATRONISED
Park Crescent,
W1B 1LT
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Free-Standing Monument to Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Picton (1758–1815), KGCB St Paul's Cathedral -
Charles Hutton (1737–1823) The Literary & Philosophical Society of Newcastle -
Prince Edward Augustus (1767–1820), Duke of Kent -
William Pitt (1759–1806), Prime Minister (1783–1801 & 1804–1806) Parliamentary Art Collection -
General Sir Thomas Picton (1758–1815) National Museum Cardiff