Monument to the Earl of Egremont
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Location
| Street: | Church Street |
| Town: | Petworth |
| Parish: | Petworth |
| Council: | Chichester District Council |
| County: | West Sussex |
| Postcode: | GU28 |
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| Object setting: | Inside building |
| and in: | Religious |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | West side of the Nave, Parish Church of St. Mary the Virgin |
| In the AZ book: | West Sussex |
| Page: | 61 |
| Grid reference: | N9 |
| The A-Z books used are A-Z East Sussex and A-Z West Sussex (Editions 1A 2005). Geographers' A-Z Map Company Ltd. Sevenoaks. | |
| Previous location: | Formerly in the Chapel of St. Thomas |
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Makers
| Name : | Edward Hodges Baily |
| Role: | Sculptor |
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General Information
| Construction period: | 1840 |
| Installation date: | 1840 |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | Parish Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Petworth. |
| Description: | Faces east. Large seated statue of George O'Brien, Earl of Egremont on a plinth. He holds a scroll in his right hand. |
| Signatures: | Signed on northern face of pedestal:
E.H. BAILY. R.A. FACIEBAT. LONDINI 1840. |
| Inscription: | GEORGE O’BRIEN EARL OF EGREMONT BORN DECR. 18. 1751 DIED NOVR. 11. 1837. FILII. POSUERE. |
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Classification
| Categories: | Funerary, Free Standing, Commemorative, Sculptural |
| Object type1: | Statue |
| Object type2: | Sculpture |
| Subject type1: | Figurative |
| Subject subtype1: | Seated |
| Subject type2: | Portrait |
| Subject subtype1: | Seated |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Plinth |
| Material: | White marble |
| Height (cm): | 138 |
| Width (cm): | 105 |
| Depth (cm): | 155 |
| Part 2: | Statue |
| Material: | White marble |
| Height (cm): | 160 |
| Width (cm): | 78 |
| Depth (cm): | 145 |
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Object Condition
| Overall condition: | Good |
| Risk assessment: | No known risk |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 13/02/2008 |
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History
| History: | The statue represents George O'Brien, 3rd Earl of Egremont who redesigned the church in 1827-1829. Baily also sculpted the statue of Nelson in Trafalgar Square. He was a pupil of Flaxman. |
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Photographs
Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
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