Liverpool – Equestrian statues https://equestrianstatue.org by Kees van Tilburg Tue, 17 Nov 2020 08:56:46 +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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]]> Edward Vll https://equestrianstatue.org/edward-vll-4/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1298  Edward VII has more equestrian statues outside the UK than within it: two in Australia and India, one in France and one in Canada.  The statue in Liverpool has recently been restored and has an attractive setting on the waterfront. When the statue was restored, not only dirt but also layers of protective black and … Continue reading "Edward Vll"

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]]> George III https://equestrianstatue.org/george-iii/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1406 It is said that George III was unpopular in Liverpool, being perceived to have ‘lost’ America. His unpopularity was exacerbated by his alleged derangement and disappearance from public life and the appointment in 1811 of his son as Prince Regent. Some medical historians have said that George III’s mental instability was caused by a hereditary … Continue reading "George III"

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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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