Reproduction
[nb-NO]Creator[nb-NO]
Flaxman, John (artist) (1755 - 1826)
[nb-NO]Title[nb-NO]
Monument to Sir William Jones
Sir William Jones (Whinney & Gunnis)
[nb-NO]Date[nb-NO]
circa 1796 to circa 1798
Sculpture
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
Oblong rectangular panel with narrow plinth, containing a group of figures in high relief; Model for the monument at University College Chapel, Oxford. Seated at the left Sir William Jones, who had become a Fellow of University College Oxford in 1766, is compiling his digest of Hindu and Muslim law from the sacred laws read to him by the three pundits.
[nb-NO]Material[nb-NO]
[nb-NO]Technique[nb-NO]
[nb-NO]Dimensions[nb-NO]
length: 1041 mm
width: 1905 mm
[nb-NO]Object number[nb-NO]
LDUCS-1050
UCL Art Museum
