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A standing figure on a pedestal, flanked by putti with urns forming part of a fountain.

Title

Sir Hugh Myddelton (1560–1631)

Date

1862

Medium

Sicilian marble & grey granite

Accession number

N1_NH_S005

Acquisition method

presented jointly by Sir Samuel Morton Peto, the New River Company, and the people of Islington

Work type

Statue

Owner

Islington London Borough Council

Custodian

Islington London Borough Council

Work status

extant

Listing status

Grade II (England and Wales)

Listing date

29/09/72

Inscription description

front panel: SIR HUGH / MYDDLETON / b. 1555 d. 1631; rear panel: THE STATUE / PRESENTED BY / SIR SAMUEL MORTON PETO / BART..M.P / THE / PEDESTAL AND FOUNTAINS / CONTRIBUTED BY / VOLUNTARY SUBSCRIPTION / AIDED BY / A GRANT FROM THE VESTRY / OF ISLINGTON / 1862.

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