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Lord Ronald Charles Sutherland-Leveson-Gower (2 August 1845 – 9 March 1916), was a British sculptor, best known for his statue of Shakespeare in Stratford-upon-Avon. He also wrote biographies of Marie Antoinette and Joan of Arc, as well as serving as Liberal Member of Parliament for Sutherland.
Lord Ronald Gower was well known in the homosexual community at the time, and was publicly implicated in the Cleveland Street Scandal. Gower was a close friend of Wilde's and is portrayed in The Picture Dorian Gray through the character of Lord Henry Wotton.
19 de fev. de 2020 · Born into ‘the inner circle of English aristocratic life’, Lord Ronald Gower (1845-1916) is best known as the likely inspiration for the hedonistic aristocrat, Lord Henry Wotton, in Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890), and as the sculptor of the Shakespeare Memorial in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Overview. A bronze and stone sculptural monument of William Shakespeare and key characters from his plays, of 1876-1888 date, by Lord Ronald Gower and L. Madrassi. Read the official list entry to find out more. Heritage Category: Listed Building. Grade: II* List Entry Number: 1204176. Date first listed: 24-Oct-1951. List Entry Name:
The Shakespeare Memorial by Lord Ronald Gower. Bronze and stone, with a pedestal designed by Parisian architects, Peigniet and Marnez. 1888. Bancroft Gardens, Stratford-upon-Avon. At each corner of the Memorial, the sculptor has placed a representative Shakespearean character: “Hamlet, Prince Hal, Lady Macbeth and Falstaff.
20 de jun. de 2022 · 29. Ruskin & Lord Ronald Gower. 20 Jun, 2022. If you try to look up Lord Ronald Gower in a book about Ruskin, you almost certainly won’t find him. Yet, as Stuart Eagles explains in his latest Ruskin Research Blog, Gower and Ruskin had at least two meaningful meetings.
Sculptor and author. Profile. Born: 2 August 1845 in Stafford House, London, England, United Kingdom. Died: 9 March 1916. Nationality: British. Gender: Male. Associated books. 3 results. Lord Ronald Gower. Drawings of Gainsborough - London ; New York: [1906] Lord Ronald Gower.
