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Title

The Young Mozart (1759–1791)

Date

1994

Medium

bronze & stone

Accession number

SW1_MRF_S059

Acquisition method

commissioned by Christopher Moorsom and Francis Sitwell; funded by public subscription

Work type

Statue

Owner

Chelsea College of Art and Design

Custodian

Chelsea College of Art and Design

Work status

extant

Unveiling date

21st September 1994

Access

at all times

Access note

Located at the junction with Pimlico Road.

Inscription description

inscribed on the front of the plinth: WOLFGANG / AMADEUS / MOZART / Born Salzburg 27th January 1759 / Died Vienna 5th December 1791; on plaque on rear of plinth: THIS BRONZE STATUE OF THE YOUNG COMPOSER / AND MUSICIAN WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART WAS / COMMISSIONED BY CHRISTOPHER MOORSOM AND / FRANCIS SITWELL FROM PHILIP JACKSON FRBS IN / 1991 TO COMMEMORATE THE BICENTENARY OF / THE COMPOSER'S DEATH. MOZART IS DEPICTED AS / HE LOOKED WHEN HE LIVED WITH HIS FAMILY AT / 180 EBURY STREET AND WHEN HE WROTE HIS FIRST / SYMPHONY IN 1764. / HER ROYAL HIGHNESS, THE PRINCESS MARGARET, / COUNTESS OF SNOWDEN UNVEILED THE STATUE / ON SEPTEMBER 21st 1994. / MANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CONTRIBUTED TO / THE COST OF THIS WORK INCLUDING RONALD AND / JEAN CARR, FOUNDATIONS AND CHARITABLE / TRUSTS, SUMMIT FURNITURE, THE KLEINWORT / BENSON GROUP AND THE GROSVENOR ESTATE. / DONALD W. INSALL & ASSOCIATES - ARCHITECTS AND PLANNING CONSULTANTS.

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