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Title

Thomas Carlyle (1795–1881)

Date

1892

Medium

white Carrara marble, red veined marble & alabaster

Measurements

H 54 x W 46 x D 33 cm;
Plinth: H 130 x W 56 x D 50 cm

Accession number

SW3_JR_S026

Acquisition method

donated by C. S. Pemberton Esquire

Work type

Bust

Owner

Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council

Custodian

Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council

Work status

extant

Unveiling date

18th January 1893

Access

time restrictions apply

Access note

Library opening times

Inscription description

pedestal: PRESENTED / TO THE / CHELSEA PUBLIC LIBRARY, / BY / C.S. PEMBERTON, ESQ. / 1892. / "The true University of these days / is a Collection of Books."; books below bust, top to bottom: SARTOR / RESARTUS ; PAST / AND / PRESENT ; CARLYLE / FRENCH / REVOLUTION

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