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Firth's wet shirt scene gets 12-feet sculpture tribute

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Press Trust of India London
Colin Firth's famous wet white shirt scene in the BBC adaptation of Jane Austen's classic novel "Pride and Prejudice" has been immortalised in the shape of a 12-feet sculpture of the romantic hero.

The scene which set viewers' heart racing has been commemorated in an unusual way with a giant version of the character Mr Darcy emerging from the Serpentine lake in London's Hyde Park, reported Sun online.

The fibre-glass made sculpture took a team of three sculptors more than two months to design, construct and paint.

The statue is equivalent to the height of a double decker bus.

"We took Colin Firth's famous lake scene as a starting point for creating Mr Darcy... The challenge for us was capturing the spirit of Darcy as handsome and noble but also aloof and proud. The Mr Darcy sculpture is a real mix of the many portrayals of Jane Austen's most famous hero," said Toby Crowther, lead sculptor.

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First Published: Jul 09 2013 | 3:20 PM IST

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