Memorial: M1007

Monument in St Paul’s Cathedral, London commemorating Captain George Blagdon Westcott RN d. 1798

Location

St Paul's Cathedral, London, England

Transcript

'ERECTED AT THE PUBLIC EXPENSE / TO THE MEMORY OF/GEORGE BLAGDON WESTCOTT, / CAPTAIN OF THE MAJESTIC; / WHO AFTER THIRTY-THREE YEARS OF MERITORIOUS SERVICE, / FELL GLORIOUSLY / IN THE VICTORY OBTAINED OVER THE FRENCH FLEET OFF ABOUKIR, / THE FIRST DAY OF AUGUST IN THE YEAR MDCCXCVIII, / IN THE FORTY-SIXTH YEAR OF HIS AGE'

Details

Description: Westcott clad in a brief tunic sinks into the arms of Victory. On the base, a relief of the River Nile and his tributaries flanked by sphynxes. On either side are panels showing the battle, one of which shows 'L'Orient' exploding.
Type: Monument
Position: South side nave
Materials: White marble
Date Erected: 1806
Artists: Thomas Banks
Vessel: HMS Majestic

Event

Battle of the Nile

Event Date

1798

Event Category

1793-1802 French Revolutionary War

People

Westcott, George Blagdon
Age: 45
Date of Death: 1/8/1798
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Relief of 'Nile' on the base based on a Roman original. Another monument erected by subscription in Honiton. Date of contract 26/04/1803, value £4, 200.
Bibliography: K.A. Esdaile 'English Church Monuments' (London, 1946) p. 69; Francis Haskell and Nicholas Penny 'Taste and the Antique; the lure of classical sculpture 1500-1900' (London, New Haven, 1981) p. 273; 'Naval History of the Present Year, 1806', 'Naval Chronicle' vol. 15, pp. 72-87 (London, 1806).
Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1882
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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