iment ▁of ▁B len heim ▁Palace , ▁built ▁for ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁Mar l borough , ▁the ▁vict orious ▁English ▁commander ▁at ▁that ▁battle . ▁The ▁original ▁source ▁for ▁both ▁is ▁imag ery ▁from ▁the ▁classical ▁world , ▁as ▁visible ▁for ▁example ▁on ▁Roman ▁co ins . ▁On ▁each ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁base ▁of ▁the ▁statue ▁of ▁Queen ▁Anne ▁is ▁an ▁esc ut che on ▁showing ▁the ▁arms ▁of ▁Rolle ▁imp aling ▁Duke , ▁the ▁arms ▁of ▁his ▁wife . ▁Im medi ately ▁below ▁the ▁feet ▁of ▁the ▁Queen ▁is ▁a ▁table t ▁on ▁which ▁is ▁ins cribed ▁the ▁following ▁Latin ▁text : ▁ ▁" An na , ▁In tem er ata e ▁f ide i ▁test imon ium ▁Ro ber ti ▁Rolle ▁de ▁Stephen stone ▁in ▁ag ro ▁Dev oni ens i ▁Arm iger i ▁MD CC V III " ▁(" An ne , ▁a ▁test ament ▁of ▁the ▁und ef iled ▁faith ▁of ▁Robert ▁Rolle , ▁Es quire , ▁of ▁Steven stone ▁in ▁the ▁land ▁of ▁Dev ons hire , ▁ 1 7 0 8 ") ▁The ▁ins cription ▁was ▁trans cribed ▁by ▁the ▁Dev on ▁top ograph er ▁Rev . ▁John ▁Sw ete ▁( d . ▁ 1 8 2 1 ) ▁in ▁his ▁" J ourn als ". ▁On ▁the ▁sides ▁of ▁the ▁base ▁of ▁the ▁statue ▁are ▁identical ▁her ald ic ▁esc ut che ons ▁showing ▁the ▁arms ▁of ▁Robert ▁Rolle ▁imp aling ▁the ▁arms ▁of ▁Duke , ▁Per ▁f esse ▁argent ▁and ▁azure , ▁three ▁chap lets