Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Edward Jenner

Statue of Edward Jenner by William Calder Marshall, Italian Garden, Kensington Gardens, London

Statue of Edward Jenner by William Calder Marshall, 1858
Italian Garden, Kensington Gardens
London, May 2023

“A statue of Edward Jenner, the physician, scientist and pioneer of the world's first vaccine, is located in Kensington Gardens in London. A work of the sculptor William Calder Marshall, the bronze was originally unveiled by Albert, Prince Consort in Trafalgar Square on 17 May 1858, before being moved to its present location in 1862. It is a Grade II listed building. The statue depicts Jenner in a seated position with one hand holding papers and is upon a plinth of Portland stone with Jenner's surname inscribed on a front panel of Aberdeen granite. At the base of the plinth is the inscription ‘W. Calder Marshall, R. A. Sculpt. 1858’.” (Statue of Edward Jenner, Wikipedia)

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