Kensal Green cemetery, Harrow Road, Kensington, London: monument to H. R. H. Princess Sophia, daughter of King George III
Architect/Designer | Griffith, John (1796-1888) |
| Gruner, Ludwig (1801-1882) |
| Bardi, Signor |
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Artist/Photographer | Charles, Martin (1940-2012) |
Country | UK: England |
City | London |
Subject Date | 1848 |
Image Date | 2001 |
View | Exterior |
Style | Classical Revival |
Medium | Negative |
Library Reference | MC E 090101 |
Orientation | Portrait |
Colour Info | Black and white |
Credit | Martin Charles / RIBA Collections |
Subject | Monuments ; 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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