Poets’ Fountain, formerly in London, UK
- Constructed: 1875 (destroyed 1948)
Public fountain with a group of poets’ sculptures, originally on a traffic island in Park Lane, London.
History
Description / Materials
History
The fountain was the gift of Mrs Maria Mangini.
From Wikipedia: ‘The fountain included a basin, with seated bronze statues representing the muses of Comedy, Tragedy and History. Above and between them were standing marble statues of Shakespeare (facing towards Hyde Park), Chaucer (facing towards Piccadilly) and Milton (facing down Park Lane). The statue of Shakespeare was between the figures of Tragedy and Comedy, Milton between Tragedy and History, and Chaucer between Comedy and History.’
‘The structure was topped by a gilded statue above representing a winged Fame, holding a laurel and blowing a trumpet (also oriented to point towards Hyde Park). In all, it was about 26 feet (7.9 m) high.’
Description / Materials
Group of statues
