Charles James Napier. George Gamon Adams. Marble. The Crypt, St. Paul's Cathedral, the City of London. With thanks to the Dean and Chapter of St Paul’s Cathedral. [Click on these images to enlarge them.] The inscription reads:
A prescient general
A beneficent governor
A just man
Born 1782 Died 1853
Related Material
- The separate marble wall plaque bearing the inscription
- Charles James Napier by George Gamon Adams in Trafalgar Square
- George Gamon Adams (homepage)
Photographs and formatting by George P. Landow. Text by Landow and Jacqueline Banerjee. 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.]
Bibliography
Lambert. Andrew. "Napier, Sir Charles (1786-1860)." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Online ed. 30 July 2014.
Last modified 30 July 2014