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[Nathan Wajsman]

That is a very weird statue, indeed. Thanks for the peek at history.

Cheers,
Nathan

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> On 19 Aug 2017, at 02:00, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote:
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> Some of you may know this chappie as he had some dealings with your fathers - Founding Fathers that is. Now in the National Gallery of Ireland, this is John Van Nost's statue of King George III presented to Dublin City Hall in 1765, and still there when my grand uncle Sean led his troops in to take over the City Hall during the 1916 Easter Rising.
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> Sony A7ii and kit zoom. See Large.
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> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/DouglasBray/G3.jpg.html
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> The bronze statue was modeled from life by Van Nost who went to London for the purpose. Apparently, William Makepeace Thackeray, in his "Irish Sketch Book," refers to this work as "a pert statue of George III in a Roman toga simpering and turning out his toes." For you film and camera buffs, Thackeray also wrote "Barry Lyndon" which Leica fan Stanley Kubrick turned into a sumptuous piece of celluloid. Regarding the statue, my grand uncle lay dying on the roof above it, having been shot by a British sniper hiding in Dublin Castle.
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