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The Triumphal Arch, Shugborough Hall
The Arch is a reproduction of the Arch of Hadrian in Athens and was constructed around 1761. Not long afterwards Admiral Anson died, and the Arch was dedicated to the Memory of the great man and his wife. The upper stage of the Arch contains two cenotaphs supporting busts of Lord Anson and his wife, while the centre contains an Aplustre, or martial trophy carved by Peter Scheemakers in 1769. This comprises of the stern of a ship with ornaments intended to represent the 'spoils of war'. In the spandrels are medallions of Neptune and Minerva establishing naval discipline. The arch had been completed sometime before this, as the mason carved the capping on the top of the monument with his name 'Richard Gillert 1766'.
The Triumphal Arch, Shugborough Hall
The Arch is a reproduction of the Arch of Hadrian in Athens and was constructed around 1761. Not long afterwards Admiral Anson died, and the Arch was dedicated to the Memory of the great man and his wife. The upper stage of the Arch contains two cenotaphs supporting busts of Lord Anson and his wife, while the centre contains an Aplustre, or martial trophy carved by Peter Scheemakers in 1769. This comprises of the stern of a ship with ornaments intended to represent the 'spoils of war'. In the spandrels are medallions of Neptune and Minerva establishing naval discipline. The arch had been completed sometime before this, as the mason carved the capping on the top of the monument with his name 'Richard Gillert 1766'.