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Reference Number	HI/1869-1
Title	Statue of Sir Dominic John Corrigan on Pedestal
Date	1869
Creator Name	Foley; John Henry (1818-1874); sculptor
Description	Life size statue of Sir Dominic John Corrigan (1802-1880) by John Henry Foley R.A. R.H.A. (1818-1874). White statuary marble figure, standing, wearing an academic gown and holding a manuscript. Signed J.H. Foley and dated London, 1869. Pedestal inscribed "SIR DOMINIC CORRIGAN. BART. M.D./PRESIDENT/OF THE KING AND QUEEN'S COLLEGE/OF PHYSICIANS IN IRELAND./MDCCCLIX." Corrigan was President from 1859 to 1864, the first Catholic to hold that office.
Extent	1 item
Custodial History	Recorded in Register of Donations and Bequest (RCPI/8/3/2/1) as executed for a large number of subscribers, present by the subscribers
Dimensions	Statue: 2030mm (approx. height)
Dimensions	Pedestal: 1295mm (approx. height)
Copyright	Free to use under the terms of the Creative Commons Licence Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
Credit Line	Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
Object Name	Statue
Object Name	Pedestal
Term	Sculpture
Term	Medicine in the Arts

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates
DS/UK/37	Corrigan; Sir; Dominic John (1802-1880); 1st Baronet; physician	1802-1880
DS/UK/2025	Foley; John Henry (1818-1874); sculptor	1818-1874
DS/UK/43	Royal College of Physicians of Ireland; 1654-	1654-

Places

Code	Set
NA42	London/England/United Kingdom

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