Erection date: 1876
{Carved on the large stone pedestal is a laurel branch, and, still just legible:}
John Stuart Mill
{On the base of the statue:}
T. Woolner. Sc. 1876
Unveiled by Fawcett, an admirer.
WC2, Victoria Embankment Gardens
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
John Stuart Mill statue
Philosopher, economist, advocate of women's rights. Born 13 Rodney Street, Pe...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
John Stuart Mill statue
Economist, politician and educational reformer. Born Salisbury. Blinded in a ...
Sculptor and poet. Born Hadleigh Suffolk. Early member of the Pre-Raphaelite ...
The inscription is quite badly damaged but we found a transcription in a 1776 book on the history of London, which is, we believe, very c...
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Not bronze but a resin which Copnall coloured to simulate bronze. More photos and information at Ornamental Passions.
Excluding the allegories (such as Knowledge) there are 36 statues on the two public façades of the V&A Museum, on Exhibition Road and...
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