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St Thomas' Hospital, Guy's & St Thomas' Foundation
London
Title
King Edward VI (1537–1553)
Date
1737
Medium
brass & limestone
Measurements
H 157 x W 73 x D 56.5 cm (E);
Plinth: H 133 x W 88 x D 85.5 cm
Accession number
S2002.788
Acquisition method
gift from Charles Ioye Esquire, Treasurer of the Hospital
Work type
Statue
Signature/marks description
back of statue base: P. SCHEEMAKERS fecit
Inscription description
front of plinth: THIS STATUE / OF KING EDWARD THE SIXTH / A MOST EXCELLENT PRINCE / OF EXEMPLARY PIETY AND WISDOM / ABOVE HIS YEARS / THE GLORY AND ORNAMENT OF HIS AGE / AND MOST MVNIFICENT FOVNDER / OF THIS HOSPITAL / WAS ERECTED AT THE EXPENSE OF CHARLES IOYE ESQVIRE / THE LATE WORTHY TREASURER THEREOF / BY THE APPOINTMENT OF HIS WILL / IN THE YEAR MDCCXXXVII; on the back is a latin translation
St Thomas' Hospital, Guy's & St Thomas' Foundation
Westminster Bridge Road, London, Greater London SE1 7EH England
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