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Reference NumberHI/1866-1
TitleStatue of Sir Henry Marsh on Pedestal
Date1866
Creator NameFoley; John Henry (1818-1874); sculptor
DescriptionLife size statue of Sir Henry Marsh (1790-1860) by John Henry Foley R.A. R.H.A. (1818-1874). White statuary marble figure, standing, wearing an academic gown and holding a cap. Signed J.H. Foley and dated London, 1866. Pedestal inscribed "SIR HENRY MARSH, BART. M.D./PRESIDENT/OF THE KING AND QUEEN'S COLLEGE/OF PHYSICIANS IN IRELAND./MDCCCXLI." Marsh was elected President three times, serving in 1841-1843, 1845-1847 and 1857-1859.
Extent1 item
Custodial HistoryRecorded in the Register of Donations and Bequest (RCPI/8/3/2/1) as executed for a large number of subscribers, present by the subscribers
DimensionsStatue: 2030mm (approx. height)
Pedestal: 1295mm (approx. height)
CopyrightFree to use under the terms of the Creative Commons Licence Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
Credit LineRoyal College of Physicians of Ireland
Object NameStatue
Pedestal
TermSculpture
Medicine in the Arts
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/1593Marsh; Sir Henry (1790-1860); physician1790-1860
DS/UK/43Royal College of Physicians of Ireland; 1654-1654-
DS/UK/2025Foley; John Henry (1818-1874); sculptor1818-1874
Places
CodeSet
NA42London/England/United Kingdom
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