| Walter Besant Memorial | |
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| Artist | George Frampton |
| Completion date | 1904 |
| Subject | Walter Besant |
| Location | London |
| Coordinates | 51°30′35″N0°07′07″W / 51.5096°N 0.1185°W /51.5096; -0.1185 |
TheMemorial to Walter Besant is a bronzebas-relief on theVictoria Embankment inLondon. It is considered peculiar for the presence of eye-glasses on the sculpture, considered the earliest example of it in London.[1]
The memorial is dedicated toWalter Besant, a novelist and historian of London. A campaigner for authors' rights, he is among the founders of theSociety of Authors, who placed the memorial on the Embankment in 1904.[2] Besant also played a role in the creation of thePeople's Palace inMile End.[3] The memorial is the work ofGeorge Frampton.
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