Sujet

Unveiling the statue of John Bunyan, at Bedford, 1874. Creator: Unknown.

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Unveiling the statue of John Bunyan, at Bedford, 1874. '...the colossal bronze statue of John Bunyan, erected in St. Peter's Green at Bedford, is a gift of the Duke of Bedford to that town. [The] statue, by Mr. J. E. Boehm, sculptor...[was] cast at the works of Messrs. H. Young and Co. The ceremony of unveiling it was performed on the Wednesday by Lady Augusta Stanley, wife of the Dean of Westminster. The Very Rev. Dean Stanley, her husband, as well as Earl Cowper, Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire, and other persons of distinction, with the Mayor of Bedford, Mr. G. Hurst, and the Rev. Dr. Brock and Rev. Dr. Allon, two Nonconformist ministers of London, took part in these proceedings...The genius of Bunyan as a prose-poet, along with the moral and religious interest of his writings, has gained him a high place in English literature'. From "Illustrated London News", 1874.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

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HRM25A33_106

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26,4Mo (2,1Mo) / 31,1cm x 21,3cm / 3669 x 2516 (300dpi)

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