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King George III

London 1738 - Windsor 1820
King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1760-1820, King of Hanover 1814-1820
(Wikipedia)

Matthew Cotes Wyatt
1836

Description

Bronze equestrian statue of George III.

Inscription(s)

KING GEORGE III

Signature

(two times on the saddle-cloth) matthew cotes wyatt sculp 1836

Sculptor

Matthew Cotes Wyatt (1777-1862), British painter and sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Andrew Kershman, London's Monuments (London: Metro Publ., 2013), p. 6-7.
John Blackwood, London's Immortals: The Complete Outdoor Commemorative Statues (London: Savoy, 1989), p. 48-49.
Bob Speel, Cockspur Street architectural sculpture, and statue of George III.
The Victorian Web, The Art of Sculpture in Victorian Britain.
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.

Location (N 51°30'28" - W 0°7'50")

Item Code: gblo216; Photograph: 18 March 2019
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