Statue of Trajan, Tower Hill
The statue of Trajan is an outdoor late-eighteenth-century bronze sculpture depicting Roman Emperor Trajan, located in front of a section of the London Wall built by Romans, at Tower Hill in London, United Kingdom.[1] He is shown bareheaded and wearing a tunic,[1] holding a scroll in his left hand while gesturing with his right hand raised.[2] A plaque at its base contains the inscription: "Statue Believed To Be The Roamn Emperor Trajan / A.D. 98–117 / IMPERATOR CAESAR NERVA TRAJANUS AUGUSTUS / PRESENTED BY THE TOWER HILL IMPROVEMENT TRUST AT THE / REQUEST OF THE REVEREND P.B. CLAYTON , CH.MC.DD. / FOUNDER PADRE OF TOC H."[2][3] There is no information presented at the site about the sculptor or date.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Baker, Margaret (2002). Discovering London Statues and Monuments. Osprey Publishing. p. 165. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Trajan – London, England, UK". Waymarking.com. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ↑ "Statue: Emperor Trajan statue". LondonRemembers.com. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
External links
Media related to Trajan statue, Tower Hill at Wikimedia Commons
- London's Roman walls, BBC