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Sketch for the statue ordered to be erected to the memory of the late Wm. Beckford Esqr. by the Court of Common Council
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
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| Spatial Coverage | England--London |
| Description | Print shows William Beckford stands full-length, with his back to a wall of windows, treading on the male figure of tyranny bound with chains at his feet, with his right hand on the shoulder of Britannia in a comforting gesture as she sits with her shield to his right, looking up at him; a crown rests on a shelf to the right rear and a sword leans against an alter with the hilt resting on the Magna Charta. This a design sketch for a memorial "to be erected to the memory of the late Wm. Beckford Esqr." |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Miscellaneous Items in High Demand |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Mayors--England--London--1770. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Beckford, William,--1709-1770--Commemoration. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
