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}} ''Edmund Burke'' is a bronze full length statue of Irish statesman, author, orator, political theorist and philosopher Edmund Burke by British artist James Havard Thomas. The original is in Bristol, England, with a second cast on Massachusetts Avenue at 11th and "L" Streets, NW, in Washington, D.C., United States. ==Description== The full length sculpture of Burke depicts him stepping forward with his right leg. He is waving his right hand, and in his left hand he holds a three-cornered hat at his side. He wears a long jacket, a vest, and breeches. His hair curls up just above his ears and is parted down the middle. The sculpture sits upon a rectangular granite base (H. 72 in. x 92 in.). The sculpture is signed: I. HAVARD THOMAS FECIT MDCCCXCIV CAST Á CIRE PERDVE H.H. MARTYN & Co. Ltd. Cheltenham 1922. The front (east) side of the base is inscribed with: BVRKE 1729–1797 "MAGNANIMITY IN POLITICS IS NOT SELDOM THE TRVEST WISDOM" The west side of the base is inscribed with: THIS STATVE A COPY OF THE WORK OF HAVARD THOMAS IN THE CITY OF BRISTOL ENGLAND WAS PRESENT– ED THROVGH THE SVL– GRAVE INSTITVTION TO THE PEOPLE OF AMERICA BY SIR CHARLES CHEERS WAKEFIELD BARONET FORMERLY LORD MAYOR OF LONDON ERECTED A.D. 1922 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Edmund Burke (Thomas)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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