2-791-521 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Statue of John Carpenter, at the City of London School, 1844. Sculpture of John Carpenter (c1372-1442), founder of the City of London School for boys, by Samuel Nixon. 'The statue was suspended immediately over the pedestal on which it was to stand, and the Lord Mayor, at the request of Mr. Nixon, the sculptor, prepared the pedestal for its reception by spreading some mortar on the top of it. The statue was then lowered and adjusted into its proper position, and the tackling and covering were removed, so as to expose it to the full observation of the company assembled'. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol I.