Statues - Hither & Thither

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Queens' College
(High Street Gate)

Queen Caroline

Caroline of Ansbach
Ansbach 1683 - London 1737
wife of King George II
(Wikipedia)

Henry Cheere
ca. 1735

Description

Marble statue in a temple-like rotunda above the entrance.

Annotation

In 1733-35 Henry Cheere was paid a sum of of Ł130 5s. for the statue of Queen Caroline over the gateway, and of Ł135 for the three statues, representing 'Law, Physick and Poetry', over the end of the east wing.

Colleges in Oxford

Most of the university colleges in Oxford occupy large areas with several buildings and courts ('quads' in Oxford). There are numerous statues, mostly in the façades of the various buildings. The statues with ☒ are not visible from the public road. Most of the colleges are accessible for visitors during certain times of the day, some for free, others for a small (or not so small) fee.

Artist

Sir Henry Cheere, 1st Baronet (Clapham, Surrey 1703 - 1781), English sculptor and monumental mason (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Philip Opher, Oxford Sculpture (Heritage Tours Publications, 2009).
H E Salter and Mary D Lobel (ed.), A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 3, the University of Oxford (1954). At: British History Online.

Location (N 51°45'10" - W 1°15'3") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbse149; Photograph: 18 October 2015
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