Memorial: M981

Statue in St Paul’s Cathedral, London depicting Admiral Adam Duncan d. 1804

Location

St Paul's Cathedral, London, England

Transcript

'ERECTED AT THE PUBLIC EXPENSE / TO THE MEMORY OF / ADAM LORD VISCOUNT DUNCAN, / AS A TESTIMONY OF HIS DISTINGUISHED EMINENCE / IN THE NAVAL SERVICE OF HIS COUNTRY, / AND A PARTICULAR MEMORIAL OF THE GLORIOUS / AND IMPORTANT VICTORY WHICH HE GAINED / OVER THE DUTCH FLEET ON THE 11TH OCTOBER 1797, / HE DIED ON THE 4TH AUGUST 1804'

Details

Description: A full-length figure, in uniform draped in a cloak and holding a sword.
Type: Statue
Artists: Richard Westmacott

Event

Battle of Camperdown

Event Date

1797

Event Category

1793-1802 French Revolutionary War

People

Duncan, Adam
Age:
Date of Death: 4/8/1804
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan of Camperdown. Contract 18/12/1823, value £2, 100.

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