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Statue

William Shakespeare - British Library

Erection date: 2005

An information panel informs that the statue was commissioned by David Garrick and sculpted by Louis Roubiliac. It was bequeathed to the British Museum in 1799 and transferred to the British Library in 2005.

Site: British Library memorials (8 memorials)

NW1, Euston Road, The British Library

All the sculptures are inside the main building.

See Father Jellicoe for the Gilbert Bayes finials, some of which are/were on display in the BL.

A plaque near the 4 busts in their brick roundels describes them as "the founders".

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
William Shakespeare - British Library

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William Shakespeare

Born and died in Stratford-upon-Avon. His birth date is usually given as the ...

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William Shakespeare - British Library

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David Garrick

Actor, dramatist and theatre manager. Born Hereford. Left home and travelled ...

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Louis François Roubiliac

Sculptor. Born Lyon. Made his reputation in 1749 with the tomb of the Duke of...

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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
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Anne Frank - bust

Anne Frank - bust

{On the plinth:} Anne Frank, 1929 - 1945, Sculptor Doreen Kern {On a nearby ...

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Opening of the British Library

Opening of the British Library

This inscription is opposite the entrance, below the Shakespeare statue.

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Sir Hans Sloane - British Library

Sir Hans Sloane - British Library

This bust is a 20th-century replica after Michael Rysbrack, 18th century.

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Sir Joseph Banks - British Library

Sir Joseph Banks - British Library

This bust is a 20th-century replica after Anne Seymour Damer, 1814.

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