Memorial in Valletta, Malta commemorating Admiral Sir Henry Hotham d. 1833
Location
Upper Barrakka Gardens, Valletta, Malta, Rest of the World
Transcript
'SIR HENRY HOTHAM / BY THE OFFICERS OF HIS FLEET / MDCCCXXXIII'
Details
Description: Square cippus on black marble base, relief on front of action between HMS 'Northumberland' and French frigates 'Arienne', 'Andromaque' and 18 gun brig 'Mamelouk', bust of Hotham on top.
Type: Monument
Materials: Carrara marble
Artists: Fernando Dimech, J Biliosky
Vessel: HMS Northumberland
Type: Monument
Materials: Carrara marble
Artists: Fernando Dimech, J Biliosky
Vessel: HMS Northumberland
People
Hotham, Henry
Age: 56
Date of Death: 19/4/1833
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral of the Red
Organisation: Royal Navy
Age: 56
Date of Death: 19/4/1833
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral of the Red
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: DOSSIER. Buried Msida Bastion Cemetery, grave 250, zone C. £600-00 raised by the officers of the fleet to erect the monument. Robert William Sconce designed and modelled the relief? Carved in marble in Rome. Monument removed from its original location to present position prior to 1861.
Bibliography: Albert Ganado 'Hotham's Monument at Upper Barracca', 'Sunday Times' (Feb 1986); Sarah Susanna Bunbury 'Life and Letters of Robert William Sconce' (London, 1861).
Bibliography: Albert Ganado 'Hotham's Monument at Upper Barracca', 'Sunday Times' (Feb 1986); Sarah Susanna Bunbury 'Life and Letters of Robert William Sconce' (London, 1861).