Bronze plaque № 72574

These figures were designed and modelled by lord ronald gower, who presented the monument to the town of stratford-upon-avon in 1886. the work was executed in paris and took twelve years to complete. associated with lord ronald in his task were his assistant, monsieur l. madrassi, the firm of tassel, who made all the figures save that of hamlet, which was entrusted to messieurs graux and marley; and the house of de cauville and per zinku, who cast the wreaths, the masks, the fruit and the flowers. the stone used in the monument is partly boxcround bath, partly york. the group was erected on its original site by mr. frederic taylor, contractor. under the supervision of the architects, messieurs peigniet and marinay, of paris.

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