London Photo Tours for Visitors
Leicester Square Statues
Leicester Square contains both statues (Chaplin and Shakespeare) and busts of artists (Hogarth and Joshua Reynolds), Issac Newton, John Hunter.
Charlie Chaplin - John Doubleday (1981)
The sculpture of Charlie is oft criticised but we like it. Balletic body with serious, sad face grown out of extreme early poverty in London. The sculpture is at ground level among the people - where he belongs.
Bust of Hogarth - J. Denham 1874 (approx)
Hogarth lived on the square. He was the best illustrator of the horrors invoved in human moral malpractices we have seen. Best known for the Rake's Progress illustrations: also pointed out that cruelty to animals (being awful in itself) leads naturally to cruelty to humans as well.
