Truth

Truth

Sir Thomas Brock, K.C.B., R.A. 1847-1922

1911

Marble

The Victoria Memorial

[Another view]

Compare the photograph from a higher angle published in the 1911 Studio, which clearly shows Truth treading on a serpent, a standard Christian allusion to Genesis 3:15 that often appears in depictions of Mary with her foot on a snake.

South-east side of memorial (between the Mall and Buckingham Palace, London)

Photograph by George P. Landow 2009

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