Monument in Westminster Abbey, London commemorating Captain John Harvey and Captain John Hutt RN d. 1794
Location
Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England
Transcript
‘SACRED / TO / J. HARVEY AND J. HUTT: / CAPTAINS OF THE BRUNSWICK AND THE QUEEN / WHO FELL GLORIOUSLY IN THE MEMORABLE VICTORY / OBTAINED OFF BREST ON THE 1ST JUNE MDCCXCIV. / This monument was erected at the Public Expense / as an honourable Testimony of their Meritorious Services'
Details
Description: To the right a figure of Britannia, originally with shield trident and lion: to the left, Fame with bays and a trumpet.
Type: Monument
Position: North side nave
Materials: Marble
Date Erected: 1804
Artists: John Bacon, the younger
Vessel: HMS ‘Brunswick', HMS ‘Queen'
Type: Monument
Position: North side nave
Materials: Marble
Date Erected: 1804
Artists: John Bacon, the younger
Vessel: HMS ‘Brunswick', HMS ‘Queen'
Event
Battle of the Glorious First of June 1794
Event Category
1793-1802 French Revolutionary War
People
Harvey, John
Age: 53
Date of Death: 30/6/1794
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Hutt, John
Age: c. 48
Date of Death: 30/6/1794
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Age: 53
Date of Death: 30/6/1794
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Hutt, John
Age: c. 48
Date of Death: 30/6/1794
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Lower part of monument moved to Eastry prior to 1812, source Westminster Abbey Library. The work designed by John Bacon RA but signed by his son John Bacon Junior. Contract 20/12/1798, value £3,150.
Bibliography: Dictionary of National Biography; 'Description of the monument erected in Westminster Abbey to the late Captains Harvey and Hutt', 'Naval Chronicle' vol. xi, pp. 363-4 (London, 1804).
Recorder: B. Tomlinson
Photographer: B. Tomlinson
Bibliography: Dictionary of National Biography; 'Description of the monument erected in Westminster Abbey to the late Captains Harvey and Hutt', 'Naval Chronicle' vol. xi, pp. 363-4 (London, 1804).
Recorder: B. Tomlinson
Photographer: B. Tomlinson