Magister Equitum - Whittington Gardens, Upper Thames Street, London, UK - Figurative Public Sculpture on Waymarking.com

The statues were gifted to the City of London in 2005 by the President of Italy during a State visit. The two statues are identical and are based on a work created in 1924 by Cambellotti. (visit link)

The statues show a rider on horseback and, with the rider's cape and horses tail trailing backwards, indicates they are traveling at speed.

The Lord Mayor of London thanked the Italian President, in a speech, where he says:
"Mr President, Your Royal Highnesses, Your Excellencies, My Lords, Ladies and Gentlemen. May I begin by thanking you, Mr President, and the Italian people for the two magnificent statues of Cambellotti herdsmen on horseback. We pay a great deal of attention to making our streets and parks beautiful and your gift will grace our Thames Walkway, making it even more popular." (visit link)

Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Magister Equitum Figure Type: Combination of two figure types Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Duilio Cambellotti Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: Original 1924 / Placed 2005 Materials used: Bronze Location: Whittington Park

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