Memorial in Upper Barrakka Gardens, Valletta, Malta commemorating Rear-Admiral Alexander John Ball d. 1809
Location
Upper Barrakka Gardens, Valletta, Malta, Rest of the World
Transcript
'[Frieze] 'ALEXANDRO IOAN BALL EQ. BAR. / MELITENSIUM PIETAS / ET SUORUM DESIDERIUM / SIMBOLIS PRIVATIS OB MER: P.P.' [Base] 'MONVMENTVM HOC /
COLLATIONE POPVLI / AEDIFICATVM / A.D. MDCCCX / PARIQVE MODO / RESTITVTVM / A.D. MDCCCLXXXIV '
Details
Description: Doric temple containing a full length statue of Ball in a toga. On each side wall a niche containing a statue representing War, Prudence, Justice and Immortality. Within the pediment, - a tragic mask and two inverted torches.
Type: Mausoleum
Materials: Stone
Date Erected: 1810
Artists: Georgio Pullicino [attrib], Vincenzo Dimech [sculptor]
Type: Mausoleum
Materials: Stone
Date Erected: 1810
Artists: Georgio Pullicino [attrib], Vincenzo Dimech [sculptor]
People
Ball, Alexander John
Age: 52
Date of Death: 1809
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Age: 52
Date of Death: 1809
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Restored in 1884 an 2001.
Bibliography: Ludovic Kennedy 'Nelson and his captains' (London 1975) p. 338.
Bibliography: Ludovic Kennedy 'Nelson and his captains' (London 1975) p. 338.