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Diana was the Roman goddess of hunting, the moon, chastity and childbirth. Lord Lever’s son, the second Lord Leverhulme, purchased the sculpture from the artist. He presented it to the Lady Lever Art Gallery in memory of his friend, the architect Segar Segar-Owen, who helped to design the Gallery.

Lady Lever Art Gallery

Wirral

Title

Diana

Date

c.1929

Medium

bronze

Measurements

H 74 x W (?) x D (?) cm

Accession number

LL 709

Acquisition method

gift from Viscount Leverhulme, 1931

Work type

Statue

Inscription description

around base: Diana / goddess / ? / chase; on left had side of base, under foot: GILBERT BAYES; on plaque on base: DIANA / BY / GILBERT BAYES / PRESENTED BY VISCOUNT LEVERHULME / APRIL 1931 IN MEMORY OF HIS FRIEND / SEGAR SEGAR-OWEN F.R.I.B.A. / (BORN 1874, DIED 1929), ARCHITECT OF / THE LADY LEVER ART GALLERY AND / OF CHRIST CHURCH PORT SUNLIGHT

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