- CountryUK
- Town:Eaton, Cheshire
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Year of creation:1879
- Rider(s):Lupus, Hugh
(1825 – 1899) was the first (Norman) Earl of Chester,
- Sculptor(s):Watts, George Frederic
(1817– 1904) was a British painter and sculptor associated with the Symbolist movement.Although best known as a painter, Watts was also a sculptor. He created this equestrian statue on commission for the Duke of Westminster to commemorate his ancestor, Hugh Lupus,
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The rider has a falcon on his raised gauntleted wrist and is seated on a horse the model for which was bred for the purpose from a Percheron mare and an English thoroughbred stallion. Sculptor and client strove for historic accuracy in every detail.
Photo by Jeff Buck
