| Lord Lawrence | |
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| Artist | Joseph Edgar Boehm |
| Completion date | 1882 |
| Subject | John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence |
| Location | London |
| Coordinates | 51°30′24″N0°07′54″W / 51.5066°N 0.1316°W /51.5066; -0.1316 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Statue of Lord Lawrence |
| Designated | 5 February 1970 |
| Reference no. | 1066146 |
Thestatue of Lord Lawrence is aGrade II listed statue on the southeastern corner ofWaterloo Place andCarlton House Terrace.[1] It was erected in 1882.
John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence, spent much of his life working for the Indian Civil Service, entering it in 1829. He would go on to beViceroy of India from 1864 to 1869 after playing a significant role in the suppression of theIndian Mutiny.[2] Despite this Lawrence is known to have approached local issues diplomatically, with a paternalistic approach to administration.[3]
The statue was designed byJoseph Edgar Boehm. Originally Lawrence was to hold a sword in one hand and pen in another, a reference to a story where Lawrence had given India a choice between the two in how it was to be governed. The design was deemed inappropriate and a new design was made, the original eventually ending up in the hands ofFoyle and Londonderry College which Lawrence had attended.[4]
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