“Rip Van Winkle awakes” by Thomas Nicholls (original) (raw)

Rip Van Winkle awakes

Thomas Nicholls

1895

Spanish mahogany

Location: beneath the frieze on the inside of the top-story gallery

Two Temple Place, London WC2

One of six figures from American literature. Thanks to Frankie Kubicki of Two Temple Place for identifying the character from Washington Irving's novel.

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• Sir George Frampton's nine Arthurian heroines
• Frieze with 82 Shakespearean characters
• Six statues with American literary associations
• Stained glass window depicting a Swiss landscape

Photograph, text, and formatting by George P. Landow

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