Australia by Francis Derwent Wood, R.A. (1871-1926). c. 1920. East side of the Mall Circus in front of Buckingham Palace and the Victoria Monument. Bradley and Pevsner explain that “The CIRCUS all around was designed to accommodate sightseers during parades and ceremonies. . . . STATUARY on piers, youths or amorini with shields of Dominions and colonies and appropriate flora and fauna” (656). In this case a kangaroo, grapes, and wool serve as attributes. [Click on photographs to enlarge them.]
Other sculpture in the Mall Circus
Photographs by Robert Freidus. Text, links, formatting, and image correction by George P. Landow. [You may use these images without prior permission for any scholarly or educational purpose as long as you (1) credit the photographer and (2) link your document to this URL in a web document or cite the Victorian Web in a print one.]
Bibliography
Bradley, Simon, and Nikolaus Pevsner. London 6: Westminster. “The Buildings of England.” New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2003.
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