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Kensington Central Library

London

Title

James Heywood (1810–1897)

Date

1888

Medium

marble

Measurements

H 66 x W 52 x D 28.5 cm;
Plinth: H 109.2 x W 41 x D 36 cm

Accession number

ARTUK6

Work type

Bust

Inscription description

etched into left side: I JOHN ADAMS ACTON / FECIT. 1888.; etched into front, on books: First book: ENGLISH / UNIVERSITIES / HUBER; second book: THE / PRIMÆVAL WORLD / OF / SWITZERLAND / JAMES HEYWOOD F.R.S. / HEER; third book: ACADEMIC / REFORM / AND / UNIVERSITY / REPRESENTATION / J. HEYWOOD; gilt engraving on plinth: JAMES HEYWOOD, ESQ., F.R.S., / THE FOUNDER / OF THE FIRST / FREE LIBRARY / IN KENSINGTON; plaque affixed to plinth: THIS BUST WAS RENOVATED / AND RE-SITED / TO COMMEMORATE THE CENTENARY / OF THE LIBRARIES SERVICE / OF THE / ROYAL BOROUGH OF KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA / 1887-1987

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