Equestrian statue of the Duke of Cambridge, Whitehall
Artist | Adrian Jones |
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Completion date | 18 May 1907 |
Type | Sculpture (Equestrian statue) |
Subject | Prince George, Duke of Cambridge |
Location | London, SW1 United Kingdom |
51°30′19″N 0°07′36″W / 51.505234°N 0.126613°W |
The equestrian statue of Prince George, Duke of Cambridge is a life-size memorial by Adrian Jones, installed in Whitehall, London, England.[1][2]
History
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn was made chairman of the committee to erect a memorial to his cousin Prince George, Duke of Cambridge. Architect John Belcher and sculptor Adrian Jones collaborated on the project.[3] Belcher led on the original proposal in 1905, in which he requested that Westminster City Council should allow the construction of the statue outside Horse Guards on Whitehall.[4] In July 1906, while the statue was being sculpted at Jones' studio on Church Street, Chelsea, he was visited on one occasion by Queen Alexandra, accompanied by her daughter Princess Victoria, Crown Princess Sophia of Greece, Duchess of Sparta, and Prince George of Greece and Denmark.[5]
By the following October, the committee changed its mind on the location of the statue. The new
Other attendees at the ceremony included several members of the
In November 2012, a nude man mounted the statue for more than an hour until he was persuaded to come down and was taken into police custody.[2][10]
Design
Jones sculpted the Duke of Cambridge on horseback, while wearing the full-uniform of a
See also
References
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- ^ a b "Whitehall closed off after naked man mounts statue of Duke of Cambridge". The Telegraph. 23 November 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ^ a b "The Duke of Cambridge". Derby Daily Telegraph. Vol. LVI, no. 8553. British Newspaper Archive. 17 June 1907. p. 3. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ^ a b "Duke of Cambridge Memorial". Dundee Evening Telegraph. No. 9254. British Newspaper Archive. 3 October 1906. p. 5. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ^ "Court Circular". Aberdeen Daily Journal. No. 16067. British Newspaper Archive. 16 July 1906. p. 4. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ^ "The Duke of Cambridge Statue". Western Daily Press. Vol. 98, no. 15288. British Newspaper Archive. 21 May 1907. p. 10. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ^ "German Officers in London". Nottingham Evening Post. No. 8979. British Newspaper Archive. 14 June 1907. p. 7. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ^ "Personal". Sussex Express. Vol. LXX, no. 7521. British Newspaper Archive. 22 June 1907. p. 4. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ^ "The Ownership of a Statue". Aberdeen Journal. No. 16369. British Newspaper Archive. 3 July 1907. p. 6. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ^ McDermott, Josephine (25 June 2013). "Duke of Cambridge statue fixed after naked man's damage". BBC. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ^ "The Duke of Cambridge Statue". Burley Express. No. 3749. British Newspaper Archive. 22 June 1907. p. 10. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
External links
- Duke of Cambridge – Whitehall, London, UK at Waymarking
- Statue: George, Duke of Cambridge at London Remembers