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The ''Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain'', depicting Anteros (Greek mythology (Ἀντέρως, Antérōs) was the god of the requited love) as "the Angel of Christian Charity", but actually referred to as the ''Statue of Eros'' (Anteros's brother), is one of the first statues in the world to be cast in aluminium.
The ''Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain'', depicting Anteros (Greek mythology (Ἀντέρως, Antérōs) was the god of the requited love) as "the Angel of Christian Charity", but actually referred to as the ''Statue of Eros'' (Anteros's brother), is one of the first statues in the world to be cast in aluminium.
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Gilbert revelled in jewel-like decorative details. [http://www.speel.me.uk/sculptlondon/eros.htm]
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In 1932, Alfred Gilbert was re-elected at the R.A. (Royal Academy of Arts) and knighted the same year.
In 1932, Alfred Gilbert was re-elected at the R.A. (Royal Academy of Arts) and knighted the same year.