3-053-698 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Monument of the late Right Rev. Dr. S. Waldegrave, Bishop of Carlisle, 1873. 'A memorial, raised by public subscription, of the late Bishop Waldegrave, a rich and beautiful work, has been placed in the south aisle of Carlisle Cathedral. It is the work of Mr. John Adams-Acton, one of our most rising sculptors. Local opinion is unanimous in describing it as a faithful likeness, though executed from a photograph, the sculptor never having seen the original; and it is certainly a very conscientious and able work, artistically considered. By a rather bold innovation, the sculptor has represented the lamented Bishop not as asleep or dead, but resting in the recumbent position, and quietly meditating upon some passage of the sabred volume, which he holds to his breast. The figure, which is larger than life, is executed in the finest Carrara marble, and rests on a chastely-carved sarcophagus of Bardillia marble...On the sides of the inscription are shields, representing the Walde- grave arms impaled with those of the see of Carlisle. The design was selected by the memorial committee from a number of others sent in competition'. From "Illustrated London News", 1873.