Achilles by Sir Richard Westmacott (1775 -1856) Cast from a cannon captured in the war about the Iberian Peninsula, Achilles was London's first nude

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Achilles by Sir Richard Westmacott (1775 -1856) Cast from a cannon captured in the war about the Iberian Peninsula, Achilles was London's first nude statue. Unveiled in 1822 it caused so much controversy that a fig leaf was added to hide its vital parts. The original statue was without a sword, too - it was added 42 years later. Off Park Lane, close to Hyde Park Corner ,SW1

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