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A bronze bust on a high granite pedestal against which a bronze figure of 'Grief' is leaning. At the right side of the memorial, resting on both steps, is a still-life of attributes, including a mask of comedy, a lute, pan-pipes, a branch of laurel and an open score with some music from 'The Yeoman of the Guard'.

Title

Sir Arthur Sullivan Memorial

Date

1903

Medium

bronze & stone

Measurements

H 290 x W (?) x D (?) cm

Accession number

WC2N_TJ_S106

Acquisition method

money was raised through a series of morning performances at the Vaudeville and Savoy Theatres

Work type

Bust

Owner

Westminster City Council

Custodian

Westminster City Council

Work status

extant

Listing status

Grade II (England and Wales)

Unveiling date

10th July 1903

Listing date

24/02/58

Access

at all times

Signature/marks description

on the ribbon in the still-life: THE / YEOMAN OF THE GUARD / BY W.S. GILBERT & ARTHVR SVLLIVAN; on the back of the bust: W.GOSCOMBE JOHN; on the lute in the still-life: W. GOSCOMBE JOHN. A.R.A. / 1903; on the skirt of the female figure near step edge: W.G

Inscription description

inscriptions (on step in front of the pedestal): 1842 ARTHUR / SULLIVAN 1900 On the pedestal: IS LIFE A BOON? / IF SO, IT MVST BEFAL / THAT DEATH, WHENE’ER HE CALL / MVST CALL TOO SOON / W.S.GILBERT

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