Equestrian statue of George lV in London UK

CountryUK
Town:London
Year of creation:1828
Rider(s):George lV

(1762-1830) served as Prince Regent as from 1810 during his father’s relapse into mental illness and from 1820 as King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. His charm and culture earned him the title “the first gentleman of England”, but his dissolute way of life earned him the contempt of the people and dimmed the prestige of the monarchy.
Sculptor(s):Chantrey, Francis

(1781 –1841) was an English sculptor. He made an equestrian statue of King George IV, originally commissioned, on the instructions of the king himself, to stand on top of the Marble Arch, in front of Buckingham Palace, but eventually placed in Trafalgar Square.

Description:

This statue was the earliest equestrian statue in the UK of a horse at rest. The statue shows the king in Roman dress riding bareback and without stirrups.