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Monument to Hugh Percy (1785–1847), 3rd Duke of Northumberland

Richard George Davies (c.1790–after 1857) and Christopher Tate (1812–1841)

Monument to Hugh Percy outside the Master Mariners Homes, Tynemouth, England

From ARTUK:

A figure of Hugh, the 3rd Duke of Northumberland, dressed in the robes of the Order of the Garter, on a tapered square pedestal on corniced plinth with sloped coping. Begun by C. Tate and completed by R. G. Davies. The Duke of Northumberland donated the ground upon which the Master Mariners’ retirement homes were built.

From Wikipedia:

Hugh Percy, 3rd Duke of Northumberland KG, PC (20 April 1785 – 11 February 1847), styled Earl Percy until 1817, was a British aristocrat and Tory politician who served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland under the Duke of Wellington from 1829 to 1830.

Object description
Type: Statue
Location: Tynemouth Road, Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear
Material: Stone
Artist: Richard George Davies (c.1790–after 1857) and Christopher Tate (1812–1841)
Date: 1841

Image details
Date: 2 April 2021
Camera body: Nikon D50
Lens: Tamron 70.0-300.0 mm f/4.0-5.6
Focal Length: 300mm
Aperture: ƒ/5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/640s
ISO: 400
Licensing: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International