Record

Reference Number	HI/1877-1
Title	Statue of Robert Graves on Pedestal
Date	1877
Creator Name	Bruce-Joy; Albert (1842-1924); sculptor
Description	Life size statue of Dr. Robert Graves (1796-1853) by Albert Bruce-Joy (1842-1924). White statuary marble figure, standing, wearing an academic gown and holding a manuscript. Signed A. Bruce Joy and dated 1877. Pedestal inscribed "ROBERT JAMES GRAVES, M.D./PRESIDENT/OF THE/KING AND QUEEN'S COLLEGE/OF PHYSICIANS/IN IRELAND/MDCCCXLIII." Graves was an early describer of the eponymous autoimmune condition Graves' disease and was President of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland from 1843 to 1845. Unveiled by the Duke of Marlborough, 19th December 1877.
Extent	1 item
Custodial History	Details from Register of Donations and Bequest (RCPI/8/3/2/1)
Dimensions	Statue: 2134mm (approx. height). 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/5708	Bruce-Joy; Albert (1842-1924); sculptor	1842-1924
DS/UK/65	Graves; Robert James (1796-1853); physician and teacher	1796-1853
DS/UK/43	Royal College of Physicians of Ireland; 1654-	1654-
DS/UK/147	Churchill; John Winston Spencer- (1822-1883); 7th Duke of Marlborough; politician	1822-1883

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