Boer War memorial

Charles James Napier

George Gamon Adams

Bronze

1856

Bronze

Trafalgar Square, London

  • Three-quarter view
  • "The statue of Sir Charles Napier is so bad that it ought to be put anywhere but here in the prominent position where it is placed trial" (quoted by Read, p. 11).

    The green pipes at the bottom of the picture are from scaffolding used in the 2009 Lord Mayor's art festival.

    Photograph and text by Photograph 2009 by George P. Landow.

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