The Statue Of Queen Anne at Queen Anne's Gate is an 18th century stone sculpture of Anne, Queen of Great Britain. The standing figure, three-quarters in the round, was carved in Portland stone by an unknown sculptor before 1708. The Grade 1 listed statue stands on a pedestal alongside the north wall of No 15 Queen Anne's Gate. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Association | Description | Place | Locale | Food | Event | |
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| 1708/00/00 | Edward Hatton (surveyor) | Author | Edward Hatton's "A New View of London", published in 1708, notes that a Statue of Queen Anne has been "erected in full proportion on a pedestal at the E End of Queen Square, Westminster." | Queen Anne's Gate | London | ||
| 1713/11/05 | James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos | Owner | Charles Shales sells "a peice or parcell of ground with the erections and buildings thereupon now erected and built called Queens Square," to the Hon James Brydges, who was the eldest son of James, eighth Lord Chandos. | Queen Anne's Gate | London | ||
| 1720/06/05 | Theodore Janssen | Owner | James Brydges, who the eldest son of James, eighth Lord Chandos, sells Queens Square to Sir Theodore Janssen, a director of the South Sea Company. | Queen Anne's Gate | London | ||
| 1723/03/27 | South Seas Company | History | Queen Square is submitted to public auction at the South Sea House (lost). Twenty four houses are sold to 13 buyers generating 23,087 pounds for South Sea Company subscribers. | Queen Anne's Gate | London | ||
| 1723/04/00 | Theodore Janssen | Life | A total nearly 200,000 Pounds worth of Theodore Janssen's estate is compulsorily disposed of for the benefit of the South Sea Company's subscribers. | Queen Anne's Gate | London | ||
| 1814/00/00 | the statue until of late occupied a conspicuous situation on the East end of the square, but now we find it huddled up in a corner. - The Gentleman's Magazine | ||||||
| 1862/00/00 | Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon | Life | Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon, and other residents asks the Office of Works to repair the Statue of Queen Anne. The art work is missing its right arm and nose. | Queen Anne's Gate | London | ||
| 1862/00/00 | John Thomas (sculptor) | Sculptor | Sculptor John Thomas restores the Statue of Queen Anne. The repair includes a new bronze sceptre. |
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| Area of Significance | Art | expression of creative skill and imagination such as painting or sculpture | |
| Art Attribute | English Art | ||
| Material | Portland Stone | limestone formation from the Tithonian stage of the Jurassic period quarried on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England | |
| Art Type | Statue | 3 dimensional sculpted figure, typically carved in stone, cast in bronze, or another durable material | |
| Building Material | Stone | ||
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| NHLE List Entry Number: | 1227294 | ||
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