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Sculpture

Shakespeare

by Giovanni Fontana · 1820–1893

1874 Covent Garden, London
Shakespeare
Ethan Doyle White · CC BY-SA 4.0

About this work

A statue of William Shakespeare, by the sculptor Giovanni Fontana after an original by Peter Scheemakers, has formed the centrepiece of Leicester Square Gardens in London since 1874.

Description from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Giovanni Fontana
1820–1893 · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
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