Statue in Hyde Park, Sydney, Australia commemorating Captain James Cook RN d. 1779
Location
Hyde Park, Sydney, Australia, Rest of the World
Transcript
[Front] THIS STATUE WAS ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION / ASSISTED BY A GRANT FROM THE NEW SOUTH WALES GOVERNMENT / 1879' [Left side] 'BORN / AT MARTON IN YORKSHIRE / 1728' [Back] 'DISCOVERED THIS TERRITORY / 1770' [Right] 'KILLED AT OWHYEE / 1779'
Details
Description: A statue of Captain James Cook on a column, holding a chart, his right hand upraised, a telescope in his left hand.
Type: Statue
Materials: Bronze
Date Erected: 1879
Artists: Thomas Woolner
Type: Statue
Materials: Bronze
Date Erected: 1879
Artists: Thomas Woolner
People
Cook, James
Age:
Date of Death: 1779
Cause of Death: Killed by indigenous people
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Age:
Date of Death: 1779
Cause of Death: Killed by indigenous people
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Thomas Woolner 'My idea is...to make an animated figure filled with wonder and delight at the moment of discovering a new country'. The figure was cast in London.
Bibliography: Juliet Peers 'Beyond Captain Cook: Thomas Woolner and Australia','PreRaphaelite Sculpture'Ed. Benedict Read (1991, Henry Moore Foundation).
Bibliography: Juliet Peers 'Beyond Captain Cook: Thomas Woolner and Australia','PreRaphaelite Sculpture'Ed. Benedict Read (1991, Henry Moore Foundation).