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Title
Tomb of Karl Heinrich Marx (1818–1883)
Date
1956
Medium
marble, bronze & granite
Accession number
N6_CRH_S155
Acquisition method
commissioned by the Marx Memorial Fund, set up by the Communist Party
Work type
Tomb or mausoleum
Owner
Highgate Cemetery
Custodian
Highgate Cemetery
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade I (England and Wales)
Listing date
14/05/74
Access
time restrictions apply
Inscription description
front of plinth, in incised, gold-painted letters: WORKERS OF ALL LANDS / UNITE / KARL MARX / THE PHILOSOPHERS HAVE ONLY / INTERPRETED THE WORLD IN / VARIOUS WAYS – THE POINT / HOWEVER IS TO CHANGE IT
