Tomb of James William Gilbart FRS (1794-1863). Designed by George Tite. West Norwood Cemetery and Crematorium, London. Gilbart, a Fellow of the Royal Society, was a banker and writer on banking practices, so the squirrel putting away nuts for a rainy day is quite appropriate iconography. [Click on these images and those below to enlarge them.]
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Photographs, caption, and formatting by George P. Landow. With thanks to the Dean and Chapter of St Paul’s Cathedral. You may use this image 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.]
Last modified 24 September 2011