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King George IV

George Augustus Frederick
London 1762 - Windsor 1830
King of Great Britain, 1820-1830
(Wikipedia)

Francis Leggatt Chantrey
1830

Description

Bronze equestrian statue. The king is represented bare-headed, in semi-classical dress, baton clasped in right hand, and resting on thigh, bridle held loosely in left hand.

Inscription(s)

KING GEORGE IV

francis chantrey
scvlptor

Sculptor

Sir Francis Leg(g)att Chantrey (Norton, Derbyshire 1781 - 1841), English sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, List of public art in the City of Westminster.
Bob Speel, London sculpture.
Wikipedia, Trafalgar Square.
George L. Gomme, Return of outdoor memorials in London (London: City Council, 1910) (through Internet Archive).
John Blackwood, London's Immortals: The Complete Outdoor Commemorative Statues (London: Savoy, 1989), p. 50-53
Andrew Kershman, London's Monuments (London: Metro Publ., 2013), p. 13.
Peter Matthews, London's Statues and Monuments (Botley: Shire, 2012), p. 11-12.
Kees van Tilburg, From Marcus Aurelius to Kim Jong-il: The story of equestrian statues throughout the ages (Amstelveen, 2017). – see also the Equestrian statue website.

Locatie (N 51°30'29" - W 0°7'39") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gblo020; Photograph: 3 August 2014
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