| Henry Fox, 3rd Baron Holland | |
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| Artist | George Frederic Watts andJoseph Edgar Boehm |
| Completion date | 1870 |
| Subject | Henry Fox, 3rd Baron Holland |
| Location | London |
| Coordinates | 51°30′15″N0°12′12″W / 51.5042°N 0.2034°W /51.5042; -0.2034 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Statue of Lord Holland |
| Designated | 15 April 1969 |
| Reference no. | 1223782 |
Thestatue of Lord Holland is aGrade II listed statue inHolland Park in London, on the northern walk out of the remains ofHolland House.
Lord Holland was a significant Whig politician, whose family's nearby Holland House served as a venue of congregations among politicians and scholars of the time. Holland was politically radical, with sympathies towards France and anabolitionist stance. Being unable to make the post ofForeign Secretary, Holland was happy to support subversive causes at Holland House, where Holland would be known as "perhaps the greatest host in English history".[1]
The statue was erected in 1870, designed byGeorge Frederic Watts, who himself lived in the grounds of Holland House, andJoseph Edgar Boehm. Watts worked to create the clay model and Boehm would complete the casting.[2] Holland is depicted sitting back in a chair and holding a walking stick, characteristic of Holland as a long-time sufferer ofgout.[1] The statue was funded with money left over from what was raised for a monument dedicated to him inWestminster Abbey.[3]
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