Title:
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Mercury
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Creation Date:
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1856
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Image Date:
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1879
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Period:
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19th century
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Location:
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Doncaster, South Yorkshire
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Country:
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ENGLAND, UK
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Material:
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bronze
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Display Creator:
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GIAMBOLOGNA (after)
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Image ID:
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00-0794
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Description:
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View of sculpture on top of the building, Baxtergate and High Street.
Description: Replica of celebrated sculpture by GIAMBOLOGNA. Nude figure of the 'winged messenger'. He is wearing a winged broad brimmed hat and carries a staff on his left arm, while the right hand points to the sky. Commission: York City and County Bank. (Messrs.Demaine and Brierley of York were the architects; Messrs. Anelay and Sons of Doncaster, the builders). Cost of building was £10,000. Plans for the building are held at the Doncaster Archives however they have no information on the statues. Beside the bank, the building also incorporated offices on High Street for a stockbroker, R.E.Clark, who had previously occupied a building on the site, and a shop on Baxtergate, which was subsequently used by the Home and Colonial Tea Co. [1] Comment: Mercury was the god of trade, as well as being the messenger of the gods. In 1912 the bank amalgamated with the London Joint Stock Bank and in 1921 a further amalgamation created the London Joint City and Midland Bank, which soon became the Midland Bank. In the late 1990's this was taken over and became the HSBC. References: [1] e-mail from Helen Wallder at Doncaster Local Studies Library. 17th January 2003. |
Rights:
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© Sheffield Hallam University
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Permissions:
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For educational use only. This image may be used in print or digital materials provided that full acknowledgment is given, expressed as follows: " © < insert details from the 'Rights' field >. Photographed by < insert details from the 'Photographed by' field >."
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Image Storage Location:
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http://helios.shu.ac.uk/00-0794.tif
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Photographed by:
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Dave Ball
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Creator:
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LANE & LEWIS
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Creator Dates - Active:
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19th century
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Creator Role:
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Manufacturers. Based in Birmingham.
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Nationality:
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British.
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Creator:
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GIAMBOLOGNA
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Creator Dates - Born:
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1529
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Creator Dates - Died:
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1608
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Creator Role:
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Sculptor.
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Culture Gender:
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Male.
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Nationality:
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Flemish. Worked in Italy.
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Subject Heading:
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Public art -- England (South Yorkshire)
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Subject Heading:
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Mythology, Classical, in art.
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Subject Heading:
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Sculpture, British -- 1800-1900
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Subject Heading:
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Neoclassicism (Art)
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