Sunday, October 17, 2004

King George IV

King George IV by Francis Chantrey, Church Street, Brighton

King George IV by Francis Chantrey, 1830
Church Street
Brighton, September 2003

“George IV (1762-1830), by Sir Francis Chantrey (1781-1841). Inscribed 1828; unveiled 1830. Bronze on a granite pedestal, above a stone base. Outside the north gate of the Royal Pavilion, Brighton; moved here in 1922. This is a replica of the marble statue of the king at the head of the grand staircase in Windsor Castle.” (Sir Francis Chantrey, The Victorian Web)

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