Statue of Queen Victoria in Gore Park, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

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Plans for a statue to honor Queen Victoria in Hamilton were proposed as early as 1860. However, it was not until after the queen's death that a group of local women raised sufficient funds to erect the monument in Gore Park. After a competition in 1906, the French-Canadian sculptor Louis-Philippe Hébert was selected for the commission. On May 25, 1908, a crowd of over 22,000 gathered for the unveiling by Governor-General Earl Grey. In the monument’s inscription the women who brought about the statue’s commission are linked with the ideals of maternal and public service symbolized by the late Queen: Victoria Queen and Mother Model Wife and Mother May Children of Our Children Say she Wrought Her People Lasting Good The Women of Hamilton in Affectionate Admiration Have Raised This Monument

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Size: 3554px × 5332px
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Photo credit: © Rob Carter / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: bronze, canada, hamilton, ontario, queen, statue, victoria