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Description: | Four statues at attic level representing the arts: Standing draped figures of John Flaxman, Sir Christopher Wren, Henry Purcell and Sir Joshua Reynolds. Two groups at the east and west ends of the façade representing Literature (west) and Science (east), each comprising a seated male in 18th century costume with a standing draped child. The seated figure in the east group is a portrait of the inventor James Watt. Lost sculpture: The occular windows below the two groups were originally ornamented with a winged cherub head and palm leaves | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Sculptor: Mossman, John G Builder: Burnet, John James Builder: Morrison & Mason | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=7840... | Go to resource |
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