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Kensal Green cemetery, Harrow Road, Kensington, London: monument to H. R. H. Princess Sophia, daughter of King George III

RIBA Ref No RIBA152289
Architect/DesignerGriffith, John (1796-1888)
Gruner, Ludwig (1801-1882)
Bardi, Signor
Artist/PhotographerCharles, Martin (1940-2012)
CountryUK: England
CityLondon
Subject Date1848
Image Date2001
ViewExterior
StyleClassical Revival
MediumNegative
Library ReferenceMC E 090101
OrientationPortrait
Colour InfoBlack and white
CreditMartin Charles / RIBA Collections
SubjectMonuments ; Funerary architecture ; Tombs ; Cemeteries
NOTES: Opened as the All Souls Cemetery in 1833. Its layout and principle buildings were designed by J. W. Griffith in a Greek Revival style. Princess Sophia (1777-1848) was the fifth daughter and eighth child of George III. The sarcophagus was designed by Professor Ludwig Gruner, artistic adviser to Prince Albert and carved by Signor Bardi. See RIBA158401 for a colour version of this image.
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