Category:Magna Carta barons and bishops (maquettes)

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The Magna Carta barons and bishops (maquettes) are 18 six-foot, painted, plaster-cast maquettes for the sixteen copper-coated zinc barons and two bishops which today stand in the Lords Chamber at Westminster Palace, London, England, cast in 1847−1851. These were made by various named sculptors, and represent the men who signed Magna Carta in 1215 AD. Each of the sixteen barons and two bishops was originally named at the base. They all have an internal metal armature for support. The whereabouts of three of the 18 maquettes is unknown, so only 15 are listed here.