Samuel Johnson statue beside St Mary's in the Market Square : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Samuel Johnson statue beside St Mary's in the Market Square / ell brown
| ライセンス | クリエイティブ・コモンズ 表示 2.1 |
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| 説明 | Dr Johnson outside St Mary's Church in Lichfield's Market Square (it was called the Lichfield Heritage Centre. Now it is the St Mary's in the Market Square.)September 2009 is the 300th anniversary of Dr Johnson's birth.The statue of Dr Johnson is Grade II * listed.Dr Johnson Statue, Lichfield LICHFIELD SK1109NE MARKET SQUARE 1094-1/5/121 (North West side) 05/02/52 Dr Johnson Statue (Formerly Listed as: MARKET PLACE Dr Johnson Statue) GV II* Statue of Dr Samuel Johnson. 1838. By Richard Cockle Lucas. Ashlar. Seated statue on plinth. Plinth has torus moulding to base; 3 sides with reliefs illustrating scenes from Johnson's life, influenced by Donatello's Schiacciato Relief (Pevsner p194); rear panel has inscription commemorating the gift of the statue by Dr James Thomas Law, Chancellor of the Diocese, with later plaque commemorating the 200th anniversary of Johnson's death. Seated figure of Johnson in academic robes, deep in thought, on a Greek Revival chair with books beneath. Dr Johnson, 1709-84, writer and critic, edited the dictionary for which he is chiefly remembered, one of the 2 great landmarks in the history of English dictionaries. (Buildings of England: Pevsner N: Staffordshire: London: 1974-: P.194; Drabble M: The Oxford Companion to English Literature: Oxford: 1985-: P.274, 513-5). Listing NGR: SK1174209561This text is a legacy record and has not been updated since the building was originally listed. Details of the building may have changed in the intervening time. You should not rely on this listing as an accurate description of the building.Source: English HeritageListed building text is © Crown Copyright. Reproduced under licence. |
| 撮影日 | 2009-06-14 15:35:50 |
| 撮影者 | ell brown , Birmingham, United Kingdom |
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| 撮影地 | Lichfield, England, United Kingdom 地図 |
| カメラ | FinePix S1500 , FUJIFILM |
| 露出 | 0.005 sec (1/220) |
| 開放F値 | f/6.4 |

