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Prasanna Kumar Thakur (1884)
The statue of Prasanna Kumar Thakur was put up on the veranda of the Senate House in Calcutta. Sixteen years after the demise of the statue was removed after the demolition of the Senate House. The sculptor of this statue was Edward E. Jeflosky.

Sir Ashley Eden (1887)
The statue of Sir Ashley Eden was an ideal example of rich sculptural beauty of the nineteenth century. It was put up in north west of Dalhousie Square. Its sculptor was Sir Joseph Edgar Bohem.

Marquis Duffrin (1891)
A full-length statue of Governor General Lord Duffrin was erected in Calcutta. This statue was put up at the junction of Red Road, Duffrin Road, Outram Road and Kidderpore where a small, round garden is seen today. The sculptor in this case was Sir Joseph Edgar Bohem.

Ray Krishnadas Pal Bahadur (1894)
Krishnadas Pal was a renowned journalist, elocutionist and a statesman of the nineteenth century. His full-length statue was put up at the junction of College Street and Mahatma Gandhi Road. This was a noble attempt to preserve his memory. According to the custom of the day, this statue was also made in England. It was sculpted by a young and talented man Nelson Macklin who dwelled in London.

Sir Stuart Kelvin Belli (1895)
There was a statue of Sir Kelvin Belli, the Lt. Governor of Bengal, in this city. The British sculptor Sir Hammo Thornicroft sculpted this image.

Field-Marshal Lord Roberts of Kandahar (1898)
In the Pre-independence era, the statue of Lord Roberts, the general of the Indian army, was ensconced on the western side of the Red Road on the Maidan. It was put up towards the south of the Md. Sporting Club tent. Harry Betts was the sculptor of this statue.

Pandit Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (1899)
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (1820 - 1891) was universally respected as a man of iron will and sheer generosity. Besides his immense contribution to promote literacy in Bengal, he also worked for eradicating the blind superstitions which had crippled the Bengali society. He was also known for his benevolence and humanitarian principles.
The first full-length statue of Vidyasagar was put up in the Sanskrit College. Its sculptor was Durga Mistri. After a few years, this statue was shifted to College square. The second effigy of Vidyasagar was then erected in the Sanskrit College. Sadly, it was rejected and removed by the college authorities.
The statue of Vidyasagar was sculpted again and put up in the Sanskrit College. The effigy still remains there in all its glory. The sculptor of this statue was Pramod Gopal Chattopaddhay.

Marquis Lansdowne (1901)
A statue of Marquis Lansdowne was also sculpted in Calcutta. Lord Curzon was the victory when this statue was erected in the incipient stage of the twentieth century. Its sculptor was Harry Betts.

Queen Victoria (2nd statue, 1902)
On the entrance of the Victoria Memorial, there is a statue of Queen Victoria Memorial, there is a statue of Queen Victoria. This was sculpted after about twenty four years of the making of the previous statue which was put up in the Indian Museum. The sculptor of this statue was Sir Thomas Brooke.

Maharaja Laxmishwar Singh (1904)
The statue of Maharaja Laxmishwar Singh was an important one built in the pre-independence period and is noted for its sculptural finesse. The boarded statue of the king with a diadem on his head was put up on the south-west corner of Dalhousie Square. To this day, it stands there with its pristine glory and has never been replaced or removed. The work on this statue was conceived and started by Edward Onslo Ford. After his premature death, the work was completed by his son.


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