Albert, Prince Regent. Holborn Circus, London
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Equestrian Statue of Albert, Prince Regent, by Charles Bacon. 1874
Waymark Code: WM655Q
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/05/2009
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This statue was raised as a memorial to Albert, consort of Queen Victoria, by the City of London, using money donated by Mr Charles Oppenheim.
The prince is depicted in the uniform of a field marshal, raising his plumed hat in acknowledgment of a salute.
The statue is of bronze on a Ross of Mull granite plinth. An allegorical figure of History sits at the base.
Further reading
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Public Sculpture of the City of London By Philip Ward-Jackson. Liverpool University Press, 2003