Erection date: 1920
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The statue of Hunter is a copy of a sculpture by Henry Richard Hope-Pinker that was given to Oxford University by Queen Victoria in 1886. Hope-Pinker presented the plaster copy, which was painted bronze, to St George's in 1920. For many years, it stood at the entrance to the main corridor and was later moved to the Barnes Pathological Laboratory, which became the library. During this time, the statue stood gazing at the famous hide of Blossom the cow, who was invaluable in fellow St George's legend Edward Jenner's development of the smallpox vaccine.
Site: St George's Hospital - Hunter and Jenner (4 memorials)
SW17, St George's Hospital, Hunter Wing
The corridor with the two busts, plaque and glass display area is on the ground floor of the Hunter wing.
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