Equestrian statue of Hugh Gough

has description | a une description: The statue of Gough was originally installed in Phoenix Park in Dublin in 1878. In the mid-twentieth century, the statue became intensely contested: in 1944, it lost its head and sword, followed by its rear leg in 1956. In 1957, the Irish Republican Army (IRA) blew it off its plinth. The statue was kept in storage by the Dublin Corporation, before being sold in 1986 on the condition it left Ireland. It is now currently located at Chillingham Castle in Northumberland.
has current location | a pour localisation actuelle: United Kingdom

has inscription | a une inscription: IN HONOUR OF / FIELD MARSHALL HUGH VISCOUNT GOUGH, K.P., G.C.B., G.C.S.I. / AN ILLUSTRIOUS IRISHMAN, / WHOSE ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE PENINSULAR WAR, IN CHINA, AND IN INDIA, HAVE ADDED LUSTRE / TO THE MILITARY GLORY OF HIS COUNTRY, WHICH HE FAITHFULLY SERVED FOR SEVENTY FIVE YEARS. / THIS STATUE [ CAST FROM CANNON TAKEN BY TROOPS UNDER HIS COMMAND / AND GRANTED BY PARLIAMENT FOR THE PURPOSE] / IS ERECTED BY FRIENDS AND COMRADES.

is referred to by | est référencé par: Wikipedia; Art UK; Public Monuments and Sculpture Association; Equestrian Statues

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