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Victory, Courage & Constancy

The Victoria Memorial is a sculpture dedicated to Queen Victoria, sculpted by Aston Webb and Thomas Brock in London, placed at the centre of Queen's Gardens in front of Buckingham Palace.

Atop the pediment is a winged Victory with figures of Courage and Constancy crouched at her feet, all gilt. Victory balances on an orb, one hand raised and beckoning, the other holding a long palm frond. Courage wears a helmet and bears a club, while Constancy holds a ship’s compass, and both have cloaks swirling out in the breeze. To front and rear we may note stone eagles with outspread wings, symbols of Dominion, or empire.