Brock, Thomas – Equestrian statues https://equestrianstatue.org by Kees van Tilburg Thu, 26 Nov 2020 14:10:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.11 A moment of peril https://equestrianstatue.org/battle-with-a-serpent/ Wed, 18 May 2016 15:23:21 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/battle-with-a-serpent/ The original of this sculpture (1881) stands in the gardens of Leighton House in London.

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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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]]> Edward Vll https://equestrianstatue.org/edward-vll-3/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1297 The statue of Edward VII originally stood in Delhi (India). Following Indian independence, the statue was put into storage, like many other statues of British rulers. Henry Jackman had the idea that Toronto was missing an equestrian statue, so he organized the exile there of Edward VII. The statue was cut into three pieces, shipped … Continue reading "Edward Vll"

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]]> Edward Prince of Wales https://equestrianstatue.org/edward-prince-of-wales/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1300 Many Leeds people asked “Why has the most prominent position in Leeds been given to a colossal equestrian statue of Edward the Black Prince?” when the statue was unveiled in the City Square in 1903. The answer was simple. In history there was no figure with local associations heroic enough for the site. It was … Continue reading "Edward Prince of Wales"

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]]> Jung Bahadur https://equestrianstatue.org/jung-bahadur/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1531 The pose of rider and horse reminded me of the statue of James Outram in Kolkata. It therefore came as no surprise to learn that Thomas Brock was a pupil of John Henry Foley, who created the Outram statue.

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]]> Ranoudip Singh https://equestrianstatue.org/ranoudip-singh/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1855 Note the broken cannon and cannon balls on the pedestal of his statue.

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