Louis Frederick Roslyn - Works Prior To 1914

Works Prior To 1914

Work Location Notes and References
Memorial Fountain Aspatria. Cumbria Roselieb/Roslyn carried out sculptural work on a memorial fountain at Aspatria in 1908. This fountain was erected in honour of Sir Wilfred Lawson and was inlaid with four bronze tablets. One is a composition entitled "Peace" and another composition is entitled "Temperance". Another of the plaques features a bust of Sir Wilfred himself and the fourth gives a brief summary of Sir Wilfred's life. At the top of the memorial is a figure of St George and the Dragon. A horse drinking-trough stands at the front of the memorial. See photographs below.
Bust of Sir Wilfred Lawson, Bart Whereabouts unknown This bust was exhibited at Royal Hibernian Academy's Annual Exhibition of 1908.
Case of Medals - Bronze Whereabouts unknown A work entitled "Case of Medals-Bronze" was exhibited at Royal Hibernian Academy's Annual Exhibition of 1908.
Dawn Whereabouts unknown In 1906 a bronze relief under the name of "Dawn" was exhibited at the Corporation of Manchester Art Gallery on the occasion of their Twenty-Fourth Autumn Exhibition. The piece was priced at £2 2s.
Head of a Young Girl Whereabouts unknown This 1908 piece was exhibited at the Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition.
Imperial Buildings Kingsway London The sculptures above the two entrances to Imperial Buildings were signed under the name Roslyn and dated 1914/1915. Some photographs are shown below.
Memorial Fountain to Robert Fenwick and Harry Pollard Ashby Wandle Park. Surrey Roselieb/Roslyn worked on the classical water carrier added to the memorial fountain dedicated in memory of Robert Fenwick and Harry Pollard Ashby in Wandle Park which commemorated their pioneering and benevolent work. It is fashioned in Italian marble, with granite steps and a Portland Stone base. On the top once stood Roselieb's classical figure of the water-carrier but this no longer exists. The unveiling ceremony was performed on 14 June 1911 by Mrs. Charles Maffett, the daughter of Mr. Fenwick and grand-daughter of Mr. Ashby, and the water turned on by Mr. Cuthbert Maffett - Mr. Fenwick's grandson.
Prometheus Unbound Whereabouts unknown This work was mentioned in a summary of all works shown at the Royal Academy from 1906-1910 but its present whereabouts is unknown.
Statue of Edward VII Tooting Surrey This was Roselieb or Roslyn's first major commission and stands outside Tooting Broadway Underground Station in South London. The statue was unveiled in 1911 In the gallery below are photographs of the two reliefs entitled "Charity" and the other "Peace" which are on either side of the plinth upon which the statue stands.
The Struggle Whereabouts unknown This work was exhibited at the 1912 Royal Academy Exhibition.
Images for Roslyn's Edward VII Statue, Imperial Building sculpture and Aspatria Fountain

  • Edward VII statue relief

  • Another Edward VII statue relief

  • Roslyn's work over Imperial Building's entrance.

  • Memorial at Aspatria. Photograph courtesy "jmc4".

  • "Peace" on Aspatria Memorial. Photograph courtesy "jmc4". Note similarity to the Tooting work.

  • Plaque concerning Sir Wilfred Lawson. Photograph courtesy "jmc4"

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