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King George IV

George Augustus Frederick
London 1762 - Windsor 1830
King of Great Britain, 1820-1830
(Wikipedia)

Francis Leggatt Chantrey
1828

Description

Bronze statue of King George IV. It is a copy of Chantrey's marble figure of the King in the Waterloo Chamber at Windsor Castle.

Inscription(s)

GEORGE IV
erected by public subscription 1828

Signature

george | iv | mdcccxxviii | chantrey sc:

Brighton - King George IV

Artist

Sir Francis Leg(g)att Chantrey (Norton, Derbyshire 1781 - 1841), English sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

The Brighton Sculpture Trail (PDF online).
My Brighton and Hove, George IV statue erected in 1828.
The Victorian Web, George IV.

Location (N 50°49'24" - W 0°8'12") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbse034; Photograph: 10 August 2015
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