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Title
Edward Jenner (1749–1823)
Medium
bronze, Portland stone & Aberdeen granite
Measurements
H 190 x W (?) x D (?) cm;
Plinth: H 214 x W 154 x D 216 cm
Accession number
W2_SAN_S011
Work type
Statue
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Unveiling date
17th May 1858
Listing date
14/01/70
Access
time restrictions apply
Access note
Garden opening times.
Signature/marks description
self-base, right-hand face: W. CALDER MARSHALL. R.A. / SCULPT. 1858.
Inscription description
pedestal: JENNER plaque set into the pavement: Edward Jenner MD FRS / 1749 – 1823 / Country Doctor Who Benefited Mankind // In Jenner's time smallpox was a dreaded disease / worldwide and caused many deaths particularly of / children. Survivors were left badly scarred and / often blinded or deformed. // In 1796 Jenner vaccinated James Phipps with / cowpox and showed that the boy was then immune / to smallpox. He predicted the worldwide eradication / of smallpox. This was finally achieved in 1980. // Jenner was born, practised and died in Berkeley / Gloucestershire and studied at St. George's / Hospital, London. // This statue by William Calder Marshall RA was / inaugurated by Prince Albert, the Prince Consort / and was the first to be erected in Kensington / Gardens in 1862. The cost was met by international / subscription. / / This plaque was funded and placed here by / the friends of Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens, / The Jenner Educational Trust and / St. George's Hospital Medical School in 1996, / the Bicentennial Anniversary of Jenner's discovery.