The Sower - Kew Gardens, London, UK
N 51° 28.951 W 000° 17.354
30U E 688218 N 5706969
This bronze statue, named "The Sower", is by Sir William Hamo Thornycroft and was cast in 1886.
Waymark Code: WMTYC9
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 01/23/2017
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The lifesize statue shows a man sowing seeds in Kew Gardens. The Grade II listed statue is located to the north east of the Princess of Wales conservatory. The Historic England website tells us:
1886. Sir William Hamo Thornycroft. Bronze statue "The Sower", on Portland stone base. Male figure wearing shirt, trousers and leggins, striding forward over furrowed earth carrying a basket from which he casts the seed. Cast posthumously in bronze.
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