Monument to Mrs Huskisson, 1856. Creator: John Gibson.

Monument to Mrs Huskisson, 1856. Creator: John Gibson.

3-095-413 - "Royal Academy of Arts, London; photographer: Paul Highnam"/Heritage Images

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Monument to Mrs Huskisson, 1856. Plaster relief of a memorial to Emily Milbanke, widow of British MP William Huskisson. Huskisson was the first person to be killed in a railway accident. Emily is depicted kneeling at a lectern with an angel hovering over her, reminiscent of Annunciation scenes.


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Creator
  1. John Gibson, attributed to: British; Welsh: Artist, sculptorSearch Wikipedia for John Gibson
Subject
  1. Emily Milbanke: British: Search Wikipedia for Emily Milbanke
People Related
  1. William Huskisson: British: Politician, Member of ParliamentSearch Wikipedia for William Huskisson

Medium
  1. Plaster

Picture Type
  1. Sculpture

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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4616x4960
File Size : 67,077kb


Aliases

  1. 03/2023
  1. PL003359
  1. 1210001158
  1. 3-095-413
  1. 3095413
  1. 44986


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