Statue of the Duke of Devonshire in Devonshire Place, Eastbourne.

Represented in his robes as Chancellor of Cambridge University, the Duke is seated in a chair, an open book held in his left hand.

From Wikipedia:

William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire (27 April 1808 – 21 December 1891), styled Lord Cavendish of Keighley between 1831 and 1834 and Earl of Burlington between 1834 and 1858, was an English aristocrat, landowner, property developer, industrialist, benefactor, and prominent politician.

Object description
Type: Statue
Location: Devonshire Place, Eastbourne
Material: Bronze & stone
Artist: E. Gruet Jeune (active 1890s–1910) and William Goscombe John (1860–1952)
Date: 1901

Image Details
Date: 1 July 2026
Camera body: Nikon D50
Lens: Nikkor AF-S DX 18-55mm ƒ3.5-5.6G ED
Focal Length: 18mm
Aperture: ƒ/6.3
Shutter Speed: 1/1,600s
ISO: 200
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International