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St Paul's Cathedral
London
Title
Monument to Sir William Jones (1746–1794)
Date
1799
Medium
marble
Measurements
H 350 x W 110 x D 120 cm (E)
Accession number
2504
Work type
Monument
Signature/marks description
on right of plinth: JOHN BACON R.A. SCULPTOR. / 1799.
Inscription description
on left side of plinth: TO THE MEMORY / OF SIR WILLIAM JONES, KNIGHT, / ONE OF THE JUDGES / OF THE SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE / AT FORT-WILLIAM, IN BENGAL. / THIS STATUE WAS ERECTED / BY THE HON'BLE EAST-INDIA COMPANY, / IN TESTIMONY / OF THEIR GRATEFUL SENSE OF HIS PUBLIC SERVICES, / THEIR ADMIRATION OF HIS GENIUS AND LEARNING, AND THEIR RESPECT FOR HIS CHARACTER / AND VIRTUES. / HE DIED IN BENGAL, ON THE 27TH APRIL, 1794; / AGED 47.
St Paul's Cathedral
St Paul's Churchyard, London, Greater London EC4M 8AD England
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