on ▁on ▁the ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁ped est al ▁shows ▁the ▁arms ▁of ▁Lawrence : ▁Er mine , ▁a ▁cross ▁rag uly ▁g ules . ▁Further ▁down ▁on ▁the ▁ped est al ▁is ▁a ▁panel ▁containing ▁a ▁relief ▁sculpt ed ▁perspective ▁of ▁a ▁city ▁and ▁an ▁enc amp ment , ▁ins cribed : ▁" T rit chin opol y ", ▁which ▁town ▁Lawrence ▁def ended ▁ ▁against ▁the ▁French ▁from ▁May ▁ 1 7 5 3 ▁to ▁October ▁ 1 7 5 4 . ▁The ▁main ▁ins cription ▁on ▁the ▁black ▁mar ble ▁base ▁is ▁as ▁follows : ▁" E rect ed ▁by ▁the ▁East ▁India ▁Company ▁to ▁the ▁memory ▁of ▁Major ▁General ▁String er ▁Lawrence ▁in ▁testim ony ▁of ▁their ▁grat itude ▁for ▁his ▁em inent ▁services ▁in ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁their ▁forces ▁on ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁Cor om and el ▁from ▁the ▁year ▁MD CC X L VI ▁to ▁the ▁year ▁MD CC L X VI ". ▁ ▁Foreign ▁and ▁Commonwealth ▁Office ▁ ▁A ▁life - size ▁mar ble ▁statue ▁of ▁him ▁sculpt ed ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 4 ▁by ▁Peter ▁Sche em akers ▁( 1 6 9 1 - 1 7 8 1 ) ▁stands ▁in ▁the ▁Foreign ▁and ▁Commonwealth ▁Office ▁in ▁London . ▁The ▁statue ▁is ▁ 5   ft ▁ 8   in ches ▁( 1 7 2   cm ) ▁high ▁and ▁shows ▁him ▁dressed ▁as ▁a ▁Roman ▁general . ▁It ▁was ▁commission ed ▁by ▁the ▁East ▁India ▁Company ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 0 ▁and