Summary
Rubble stone base, statue copy from St Paul's Walden Bury subsequently reintroduced Oct 2017
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Monument Types
- STATUE (Mid 1760s, Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Description
By 1738 this lead statue stood facing up Pegg's Terrace at the eastern end. It was probably removed in the 1750s to the Grecian Valley from where it was sold as The Athlete. It is a copy of the one in the Louvre, Paris. (1)
Copy of a gladiator at St Paul's Walden Bury was installed on site on 25th October 2017
References
- SZM57410 - Monograph: Bevington M.. 1994. Stowe - The Gardens and the Park.
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Related Records
- Related to: Grecian Valley, Stowe Landscape Gardens, Stowe (Monument) - 155232 / MNA131222