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The subject is standing, dressed in a ceremonial gown, his left arm raised, and his right hand holding a sheaf of papers, with carved stone relief panels illustrating places important in his life on each of the four sides of the pedestal.

Title

Thomas Ellis (1859–1899)

Medium

bronze, sandstone & limestone

Measurements

H 244 x W (?) x D (?) cm (E);
Plinth: H 305 x W (?) x D (?) cm (E)

Accession number

LL23_DO_S136

Acquisition method

erected by public subscription

Work type

Statue

Work status

extant

Listing status

Grade II (England and Wales)

Unveiling date

10th October 1903

Listing date

13/12/01

Access

at all times

Inscription description

on the front of the pedestal: THOMAS EDWARD ELLIS / GANWYD CHWEFROR 16 1859 / HVNODD EBRILL 5 1899; below on the cornice of the front of the plinth: AMSER DYN YW EI GYNYSGAETH; on the stone panel on the back of the pedestal: OXFORD; on the stone panel on the left side of the pedestal: CYNLAS; on the stone panel on the left side of the pedestal: ABERYSTWYTH

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