3-028-650 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Statue of the late Earl of Carlisle, in the People's Garden, Phoenix Park, Dublin, 1870. 'The late Earl of Carlisle, an amiable and enlightened nobleman, who was Chief Secretary for Ireland (when Lord Morpeth) from 1835 to 1841, and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1855 to 1864, except during the short period of Lord Derby's Ministry in 1858, was deservedly beloved in that country. A bronze statue of him, by Mr. Foley, R.A., has been erected in the People's Garden, Phoenix Park, Dublin - a place of public recreation which Lord Carlisle mainly assisted to provide. The statue was uncovered, without much formality, a month ago, in the presence of Earl Spencer, the Lord Lieutenant, accompanied by Countess Spencer, and of a distinguished company, including the Duke of Devonshire, the Duke of Leinster, the Marquis of Kildare, the Lord Chancellor (now Lord O'Hagan), and many of the Irish aristocracy. The figure of Lord Carlisle is represented in the robes of Grand Master of the Order of St. Patrick. Our Illustration is from a photograph by Messrs. Chancellor and Co'. From "Illustrated London News", 1870.