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Prince Albert

Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Schloss Rosenau, Coburg, 1819 - Windsor Castle 1861
the husband of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
(Wikipedia)

Hamo Thornycroft
Elkington & Co.
1866

Description

Equestrian statue of Prince Albert on his horse Nimrod.
It is almost identical with the equestrian statue in Halifax of 1864.

Inscription(s)

ALBERT
prince consort
born 1819 died 1861.

this statue
of a wise and good prince
is erected
by the corporation of liverpool
october 1866.

Signature

t. thornycroft sc. london 1866
elkington & Co. founders

Sculptor

Sir William Hamo Thornycroft (London 1850 - 1925), British sculptor, son of Thomas Thornycroft (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, List of public art in Liverpool.
Terry Cavanagh, Public Sculpture of Liverpool. Liverpool University Press, 1997, p. 91-95.
The Victorian Web, Liverpool Architecture and Cityscapes.
Bob Speel, Sculpture around St George's Hall, Liverpool.
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 53°24'29" - W 2°58'46") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbnw083; Photograph: 18 June 2023
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