My 19th-century blogger Miss Frances Williams Wynn is today visiting the workshop of the sculptor Francis Legatt Chantrey, to see the finished version of the equestrian statue of Munro that was to be, and was, transported to Madras, having been paid for by local subscription there.
As ever, when you she is speaking in her own voice she sounds delightful, enjoying a conversation about the work of bronze casting with an “intelligent workman”, if someone irritated that the buzzing crowd (probably I’d suspect of socialites) made the talking difficult.
You can find images of the statue here (Scroll down for other views.)
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