Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
Statue of Sir Thomas Picton Photograph
Region ID | AH | |
Work ID | 17 | |
Manual Reference | CARDIFF008 | |
Title | Statue of Sir Thomas Picton | |
Sculptor | Mewburn Crook, T. | |
Date of design | 1910-1916 | |
Year of unveiling | 1916 | |
Unveiling details | Unveiled 27 October 1916 | |
Road | King Edward VII Avenue | |
Precise Location | Marble Hall. Inside Cardiff City Hall (Grade 1 listed building) | |
A to Z Ref | 3A 30 | |
OS Ref | ST182768 | |
Postcode | CF10 | |
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | Don't know | |
Duty of Care | Cardiff County Council | |
Commissioned by | D.A. Thomas (Lord Rhondda) | |
Notes | ||
Male standing figure wearing full-dress military uniform and cloak slung over shoulders.Wearing military decorations, medals and clasps of a K.G.C.B. and of the Portugese Order of the Tower and Sword. Body slightly forward, right foot advanced and bearing weight. Left hand grasps hilt of sword, right arm in half-flexed position. | ||
In 1912 the industrialist and politician, D.A. Thomas agreed to finance a series of statues for the Marble Hall within the newly-built Cardiff City Hall. The choice of subjects was put to the Welsh nation in a competition and James Havard Thomas assisted D.A. Thomas and a small commissioning team in the final selection of subjects and sculptors. The scheme was officially unveiled by David Lloyd George in October 1916. | ||
Sir Thomas Picton was Wellington's chief lieutenant in the Peninsular War and the Waterloo Campaign. The sculptor intended to 'express that restless, unceasing energy, which he has been so often spoken of as transmitting to the regiments under his charge.' | ||
circa | ||
raw year | 1916 | |
Condition | Good | |
At risk | Not at risk | |
Inscriptions | Incised on marble panel on front of pedestal: SIR / THOMAS PICTON / 1758 - 1815 / T. MEWBURN CROOK R.B.S / SCULPTOR | |
Signatures | Incised on left-hand base of statue: T. MEWBURN CROOK 1916 | |
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
Base | Concrete | 15cm |
Pedestal | Pentelicon marble with Sienna marble panels | 76cm |
Statue | Serravezza marble | 186cm approx |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character
Detail | Comment |
|---|---|
No damage | |
Structural Condition
Structural Condition | Comment |
|---|---|
Other | Good condition |
Vandalism
Vandalism | Comment |
|---|---|
None | |
