Thornycroft, Thomas – Equestrian statues https://equestrianstatue.org by Kees van Tilburg Tue, 09 Mar 2021 16:37:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.11 Albert, Prince consort https://equestrianstatue.org/albert-prince-consort-5/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1023 Seven equestrian statues of Prince Albert were erected in the UK. The inauguration of his statue in Wolverhampton was Victoria’s first public engagement after Albert’s death. The Queen had lent the uniform and Albert’s favourite charger, Nimrod, to the sculptor and visited him several times in his studio while the statue was being made. She recorded in … Continue reading "Albert, Prince consort"

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]]> Bourke, Richard Southwell, Lord Mayo https://equestrianstatue.org/bourke-richard-southwell-lord-mayo/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1167 This is one of the statues in the garden of Flagstaff House (see the introduction to India)

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]]> Albert, Prince consort https://equestrianstatue.org/prince-albert/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1833 Seven equestrian statues of Prince Albert were erected in the UK. The inauguration of his statue in Wolverhampton was Victoria’s first public engagement after Albert’s death. The Queen had lent the uniform and Albert’s favourite charger, Nimrod, to the sculptor and visited him several times in his studio while the statue was being made. She recorded in … Continue reading "Albert, Prince consort"

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]]> Rhodes, Cecil https://equestrianstatue.org/rhodes-cecil/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1862 photographer unknown

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]]> Victoria Queen https://equestrianstatue.org/victoria-queen-2/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=2059 There are two equestrian statues in the UK portraying Queen Victoria, both showing the young queen riding side saddle. Both statues form a group with an equestrian statue of Prince Albert.  This striking sculpture of the young Queen Victoria riding side-saddle was commissioned to match the one of Prince Albert already completed by Thornycroft and unveiled in … Continue reading "Victoria Queen"

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]]> Albert, Prince consort https://equestrianstatue.org/albert-prince-consort-8/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=2149 Seven equestrian statues of Prince Albert were erected in the UK. The inauguration of this statue in Wolverhampton was Victoria’s first public engagement after Albert’s death. The Queen had lent the uniform and Albert’s favourite charger, Nimrod, to the sculptor and visited him several times in his studio while the statue was being made. She recorded in … Continue reading "Albert, Prince consort"

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