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Latitude: 51.5274 / 51°31'38"N
Longitude: -0.1523 / 0°9'8"W
OS Eastings: 528271
OS Northings: 182559
OS Grid: TQ282825
Mapcode National: GBR 96.ZN
Mapcode Global: VHGQS.9VVZ
Plus Code: 9C3XGRGX+X3
Entry Name: Lost Bow Statue, Queen Mary's Gardens
Listing Date: 9 July 1998
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1375638
English Heritage Legacy ID: 469612
Also known as: Lost Bow Statue, Queen Marys Gardens
ID on this website: 101375638
Location: Regent's Park, Westminster, London, NW1
County: London
District: City of Westminster
Electoral Ward/Division: Regent's Park
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: City of Westminster
Traditional County: Middlesex
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London
Church of England Parish: St Marylebone
Church of England Diocese: London
Tagged with: Sculpture
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 24 February 2023 to correct a typo in the description
TQ 2882 NW
1900/25/10124
REGENT'S PARK
Lost Bow Statue, Queen Mary's Gardens
II
Ornamental sculpture on a pedestal situated at the head of the lake. Signed and dated Albert H Hodge, 12-3-10. Portland stone rectangular pedestal. Cast bronze statue of a putto, nude apart from a helmet, small cloak and quiver of arrows, sitting astride a large, naturalistically modelled vulture which has his bow pinned beneath its talons. The vulture gazes backwards towards the putto whose raised hand holds an arrow with which to stab the bird.
History: The sculpture is believed to have been commissioned by the painter and sculptor Sigismund Goetze (1866-1939) for his home and forms a pair with The Mighty Hunter (qv). It is known to have been presented to Queen Mary's Gardens in 1939 following their redesigning (which included a theatre and cafe) by Duncan Campbell, Superintendent of Regent's Park for the Ministry of Works. Goetze, who lived at Nuffield Lodge, commissioned and presented a number of features to Queen Mary's Gardens (qv), a practice his wife continued in other London parks after his death through her Constance Fund. Albert Hodge (1875-1918) began training in Glasgow as an architect but became a specialist in architectural sculpture, working for many important architects on prestigious commissions including the Victoria and Albert Museum, Glamorgan County Hall, Cardiff and reliefs on the Robert Burns Monument in Stirling.
Listing NGR: TQ2827182559
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