Memorial: M2365

Bust at the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, depicting Charles Dibdin, writer and composer d. 1814

Location

Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, London, England

Transcript

'CHARLES DIBDIN / AUTHOR OF THE NATIONAL NAVAL BALLADS / 'For though his body's under hatches / his soul has gone aloft / 'Vide Tom Bowling'

Details

Description: Bust of Dibdin, a mourning female figure with a lyre below.
Type: Bust
Position: Peacock room
Materials: Marble
Artists: Robert William Sievier

People

Dibdin, Charles
Age: 69
Date of Death: 25/7/1814
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Writer and composer
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: In the Peacock Room of the King Charles block, which was previously the pensioners' reading room and ORNC library.
Bibliography: Pieter van der Merwe 'Charles Dibdin, Jack and the Windlass', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 67, p. 193 (Greenwich, 1981).

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