William Bede Dalley Statue

Public Art : William Bede Dalley Statue
Nickname : The Green Man (because of his green
patina)
Sculptor : © James
White (2 December 1861 – 14 July 1918)
Date : Unveiled 1898
Description : The lifesize bronze depicts well known
lawyer and member of Parliament, William Dede Dalley, in his iconic buttoned coat, which he habitually wore. The
statue stands on a polished granite pedestal supported on a tiered stone base. The statue is an
example of a "lost wax" casting process, used for centuries and which became popular during the Renaissance period
(14th to 17th centuries) in Italy and France.
Funded : By Public Subsciption
Location : North East section of Hyde Park, Sydney,
Australia.
Inscription :
The Right Honourable
William Bede Dalley P.C.
scholar, patriot,
statesman
Erected by Public Subscription
1897
Born in this city
Aug, 5th 1831
died
Oct, 28th 1888 |
Who Was William Bede Dalley ? :
History of the William Bede Dalley Statue : When
William Dalley died in 1888 a public subscription for a statue was initiated by colleagues and friends. A
committee, lead by Sir John Robertson was set up and included the who's who of Sydney's business, legal,
judicial, church and parliamentary elite, amongst them being Lieutenant Governor Sir Alfred Stephen
and Chief Justice Sir Frederick Darley. Despite this, it still took nearly 10 years for the "green man" to be
erected. The commission was given to the award winning, James White, who, at his small foundry at
Petersham, used the lost wax process to cast the statue.

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