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Belfast City Hall
Belfast
Title
Frederick Richard Chichester (1827–1853), Earl of Belfast
Date
1855
Medium
bronze on Cork marble base
Measurements
H 200 x W 72 x D 70 cm;
Plinth: H 83 x W 84 x D 85 cm
Accession number
1885-001
Work type
Statue
Signature/marks description
on right of base: P. MACDOWELL. R. A. / LONDON 1855
Inscription description
inscribed plaque at the front of base: FREDERICK RICHARD EARL OF BELFAST / BORN 25TH NOVEMBER 1827. DIED 11TH FEBRUARY 1853 / HE WAS PERMITTED IN A CAREER THUS BRIEF / AND IN A PRIVATE STATION / TO EXHIBIT RARE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND VIRTUES / IN SORROWFUL COMMEMORATION / OF THEIR BRIGHT PROMISE AND EARLY CLOSE / ALL CLASSES OF HIS FELLOW CITIZENS / HAVE RAISED THIS STATUE
Belfast City Hall
Donegal Place, Belfast, County Antrim BT1 5GS Northern Ireland
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