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Monument to Sir Anthony Van Dyck

Poole, H. (Sculptor)

Mural monument to Sir Anthony Van Dyck (1599-1641) sculpted by H. Poole in 1928.

1927 - 1928

TO / THE ILLUSTRIOUS MEMORY OF / ANTONY VAN DYCK / THE FLEMISH MASTER / WHO IN 1632 WAS MADE / PRINCIPAL PAINTER IN ORDINARY / TO KING CHARLES 1ST.AND / QUEEN HENRIETTA MARIA / AND HAVING ENRICHED ENGLAND / WITH MANY FAMOUS PORTRAITS / DIED AT BLACKFRIARS / IN THIS CITY / ON THE 9TH.DECEMBER 1641 / AND WAS BURIED / IN OLD ST.PAULS / HIS MONUMENT / PERISHED IN THE GREAT FIRE / BUT HIS NAME IS IMPERISHABLE'ANTWERPIA / MEMORH.POOLE.R.A./ 1928