'Autumn' is a Victorian era sculpture located in the Royal Botanic Gardens. It is one of the 'Four Seasons' statues that adorn the Palace Gardens Steps. They were shipped from Italy in 1883 from the studio of Charles Francis Summers, an Australian-born sculptor living in Rome, to replace statues lost after the Garden Palace burnt down. They had been originally located here but in later years were separated and distributed around the gardens. Some lost vital body parts and adornments but Australian sculptor Jacek Luszczyk restored them by recreating missing parts. The restored statues were unveiled in their original location in 2010. 'Spring' and 'Summer' are at the top of the steps, with 'Autumn' and 'Winter' at the bottom.
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