Sujet

The New Houses of Parliament - Statue of Walpole, 1854. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

The New Houses of Parliament - Statue of Walpole, 1854. Sculpture by John Bell in the Palace of Westminster, London. Sir Robert Walpole is considered to be the first Prime Minister of Great Britain. 'The statue of Walpole is a finely characteristic figure of the statesman; the drapery (the costume of the period) is well managed, the hanging in bold ample folds; and the work maintains the fame of the sculptor, Mr. Bell'. From "Illustrated London News", 1854.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM22B07_108

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Droits gérés

Format disponible

8,5Mo (387,0Ko) / 10,1cm x 21,2cm / 1191 x 2504 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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