Statue of Robert Clayton | |
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Artist | Grinling Gibbons |
Completion date | c. 1714 |
Type | Sculpture |
Medium | Marble |
Subject | Sir Robert Clayton |
Location | Lambeth, London |
51°29′57″N 0°07′12″W / 51.4992°N 0.1201°W | |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
Official name | Statue of Robert Clayton at North Entrance to Ward Block of North Wing at St Thomas' Hospital |
Designated | 30 May 1979 |
Reference no. | 1319925 |
The statue of Robert Clayton stands at the entrance to the North Wing of St Thomas' Hospital, Lambeth, London. The sculptor was Grinling Gibbons, and the statue was executed around 1700–1714. Sir Robert was a banker, politician and Lord Mayor of London. As President of St Thomas', he was responsible for the complete rebuilding of the hospital, and associated church in the late 17th century. The statue was designated a Grade I listed structure in 1979.