Monument to General Abercrombie in St Paul's.

While studying in Rome between 1793 and 1797 Sir Richard Westmacott was deeply influenced by Canova. His large-scale monuments show a sense of the dramatic which is close to the Italian master. The monument to General Abercrombie in St. Paul`s Cathedral, showing the hero falling off his horse, is remarkable for presenting the moment of death. James Abercrombie (1706-1781) was a British Army general and commander-in-chief of forces in North America during the French and Indian War, who met with disaster in the Battle of Carillon (1758).

Photo 526, May 2011