Statue of John Stuart Mill

Statue of John Stuart Mill
ArtistThomas Woolner
Completion date1878
SubjectJohn Stuart Mill
LocationLondon
Coordinates51°30′41″N 0°06′44″W / 51.5113°N 0.1123°W / 51.5113; -0.1123
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameStatue of John Stuart Mill
Designated24 February 1958
Reference no.1357352

The statue of John Stuart Mill is a Grade II listed statue dedicated to the political philosopher John Stuart Mill on the Victoria Embankment in London.[1] It sits in the Temple Gardens.

The statue was designed and sculpted by Thomas Woolner, a member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, between 1876 and 1879.[2] The statue consists of a bronze representation of Mill, said to resemble him during his time as an MP, upon a Portland stone pedestal.[3] It was unveiled by Mill's student Henry Fawcett who himself has a memorial on the Victoria Embankment.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Statue of John Stuart Mill, Non Civil Parish – 1357352 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  2. ^ Darke, Jo (1991). The monument guide to England and Wales: a national portrait in bronze and stone. London: Macdonald Illustrated. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-356-17609-3.
  3. ^ Blackwood, John; Irwin, Caroline, eds. (1989). London's immortals: the complete outdoor commemorative statues (1. publ ed.). London: Savoy Pr. p. 122. ISBN 978-0-9514296-0-0.
  4. ^ Baker, Margaret (2002). Discovering London statues and monuments. Discovering series (5. ed., revised and updated ed.). Princes Risborough: Shire Publications. p. 135. ISBN 978-0-7478-0495-6.
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