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John Batchelor

1820-1883
Welsh Victorian businessman and politician
(Wikipedia)

J. Milo Griffith
1885

Description

Bronze statue of John Batchelor in contemporary dress, indicating with right arm and holding papers to his body with his left hand.

Inscription(s)

JOHN BATCHELOR
b. 1820. d. 1883.
the friend
of
freedom

Signed: j. milo griffith sc. 1885

Sculptor

James Milo Griffith (Pontseli, Pembrokeshire 1843 - London 1897), Welsh sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Cardiff Public Art Register (PDF on-line).
Wikipedia, List of public art in Cardiff.
British Listed Buildings, Listed buildings in Wales.
Public Monuments and Sculpture Association, National Recording Project Database.
University College for the Creative Arts, VADS (Visual Arts Data Service).

Locatie (N 51°28'46" - W 3°10'35") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbwa031; Photograph: 24 July 2012
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