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Title
William Penn (1644–1718)
Date
2000 or before
Medium
bronze
Measurements
H 180 x W (?) x D (?) cm
Accession number
BS1_PF_S008
Work type
Statue
Owner
At-Bristol Limited
Custodian
At-Bristol Limited
Work status
extant
Access
at all times
Inscription description
inscription on a circular bronze plaque formerly set in paving beside the statue: AN EMINENT BRISTOLIAN / WILLIAM PENN / 1644–1718 / QUAKER – FIRST GOVERNOR OF PENNSYLVANIA / – ESSAYIST / BY LAWRENCE HOLOFCENER / 2000AD / BRONZE / SUPPORTED BY / THE SOCIETY OF MERCHANT VENTURERS / OF THE CITY OF BRISTOL / AT-BRISTOL; inscribed on the ‘paper’ held in Penn’s hands: DEATH IS BUT CROSSING / THE WORLD / AS FRIENDS DO THE SEAS, / THEY LIVE IN / ONE ANOTHER STILL / WILLIAM PENN / QUAKER / GOVERNOR / ESSAYIST / EGALITARIAN