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Richard Coeur de Lion

Richard I
(1157 - 1199)
King of England, 1189-1199
(Wikipedia)

Carlo Marochetti
1856

Description

Bronze statue of King Richard I on horseback, wearing a mail shirt and lifting a sword into the air.
On the pedestal are two reliefs, these were added in 1866:

Richard fighting the Saracens (Battle of Ascalon)
Richard on his death bed.

. Since it is not possible to walk around the statue, only the second relief is visible for the public.

London - Richard Coeur de Lion

Inscription(s)

RICHARD I
COEUR DE LION
1189-1199

Sculptor

Baron Carlo (Charles) Marochetti (Turin 1805 - Passy 1867) Italian-French sculptor, born in Turin, but raised in Paris as a French citizen (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, List of public art in the City of Westminster.
Wikipedia, Richard Coeur de Lion (statue).
Bob Speel, London sculpture.
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. 56-57.
Andrew Kershman, London's Monuments (London: Metro Publ., 2013), p. 76.
Peter Matthews, London's Statues and Monuments (Botley: Shire, 2012), p. 37.
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°29'56" - W 0°7'32") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gblo050; Photograph: 3 August 2014
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