Windsor – Equestrian statues https://equestrianstatue.org by Kees van Tilburg Mon, 16 Nov 2020 11:44:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.11 Albert, Prince consort https://equestrianstatue.org/albert-prince-consort-7/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1025 The statue of Prince Consort in Glasgow by Carlo Marochetti was so admired by queen Victoria that she commanded that a copy should be made and erected on Smith’s Lawn in Windsor. It must be said that this statue by Joseph Boehm very much looks the same as the statue in Glasgow. This statue in … Continue reading "Albert, Prince consort"

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]]> Charles II https://equestrianstatue.org/charles-ii/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1206 There are two equestrian statues of Charles II, a bronze one in Windsor (1680) and a lead one in Edinburgh (1685). The statue of the king in Roman dress without stirrups is clearly inspired by the Marcus Aurelius example in Rome, as well as by the Charles I statue in London. As recently assessed, both … Continue reading "Charles II"

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]]> Elisabeth II, Queen https://equestrianstatue.org/elisabeth-ii-queen-3/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1306 Elisabeth II is the only living monarch with three equestrian statues, two in Canada (Otawa and Regina) and this one in the UK. Elizabeth II unveiled her first public (equestrian) statue in the United Kingdom on the occasion of her Silver Jubilee in 2003. This statue in Windsor Great Park by Philip Jackson portrays Elizabeth II as she … Continue reading "Elisabeth II, Queen"

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]]> George III https://equestrianstatue.org/george-iii-3/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1408 This monumental statue in Windsor ‘The Copper Horse’ has a lovely setting, overlooking the Long Walk in Windsor Great Park, through a calm and expansive landscape roamed by deer and pheasants, a pastoral idyll of the kind loved by the British monarchy and people alike. The statue commissioned by his son George IV bears an … Continue reading "George III"

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