Australia – Equestrian statues https://equestrianstatue.org by Kees van Tilburg Fri, 13 Nov 2020 09:51:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.11 Racehorse Black Caviar with rider https://equestrianstatue.org/black-caviar/ Wed, 18 May 2016 15:24:22 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/black-caviar/ The post Racehorse Black Caviar with rider appeared first on Equestrian statues.

]]> Curio with Alan Woods https://equestrianstatue.org/curio-with-alan-woods/ Wed, 18 May 2016 15:23:48 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/curio-with-alan-woods/ Although the focus of this sculpture is on the horse it meets all the requirements of a statue, including an identifiable rider. Therefore: it is a statue (and not a sculpture)

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]]> Offerings of Peace and War https://equestrianstatue.org/the-offerings-of-peace/ Wed, 18 May 2016 15:23:17 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/the-offerings-of-peace/ Own pictures from 1983

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]]> Saint George https://equestrianstatue.org/george-saint/ Wed, 18 May 2016 15:23:01 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/george-saint/ The post Saint George appeared first on Equestrian statues.

]]> Mounted Memorial https://equestrianstatue.org/cavalry-memorial/ Wed, 18 May 2016 15:22:35 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/cavalry-memorial/ The Mounted Memorial, by Raymond Ewers, shows two Australian Army horse riders. They are wearing the typical uniform of World War I. One of the horses has been injured or shot, and the rider is falling to the ground; the other rider is supporting his companion. The sculpture is a copy of one that was … Continue reading "Mounted Memorial"

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]]> Boer War memorial https://equestrianstatue.org/boer-war-memorial/ Wed, 18 May 2016 15:22:35 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/boer-war-memorial/ Photos by Mattinbgn and Jaydee violet

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]]> South African War memorial https://equestrianstatue.org/south-african-war-memorial/ Wed, 18 May 2016 15:22:34 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/south-african-war-memorial/ Pictures by Rens van Tilburg

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]]> Edward Vll https://equestrianstatue.org/edward-vll/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1295 The statue’s production and unveiling were temporarily derailed by WW1, which helped spin the original tender for the commission – one thousand, eight hundred pounds – to over four thousand pounds. Regardless, it was cast as soon as the war ended and unveiled in 1920, ten years after Edward VII’s death.  Edward VII has two … Continue reading "Edward Vll"

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]]> Edward Vll https://equestrianstatue.org/edward-vll-2/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1296 Within a few days of King Edward’s death, a proposal was presented to the Lord Mayor of Sydney for the erection of a memorial to the late King. This proposal, however, came to nothing, and it was another 12 months before the first steps were taken towards erecting the memorial in Sydney. The statue was … Continue reading "Edward Vll"

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