The Statue
Drawing
1866 (drawn)
1866 (drawn)
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| Place of origin |
The drawing depicts a the statue of George I in Leicester Square wearing a large pointed cap, holding a broom and covered in painted black polka dots on the George I's horse. The horse is also depicted with pointed horns over its ears.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | The Statue (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Water-colour, pen and ink |
| Brief description | Drawing, 'The statue' by Ernest Griset, 1866, London |
| Physical description | The drawing depicts a the statue of George I in Leicester Square wearing a large pointed cap, holding a broom and covered in painted black polka dots on the George I's horse. The horse is also depicted with pointed horns over its ears. |
| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed 'The Statue' in Leicester Square, on Wednesday morning October 17 AD. 1866 |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by H.H.Harrod |
| Object history | This is one of Griset's earliest surviving watercolours and depicts an incident reported in The Times on the 18th October 1866 of the vandalisation of the The Statue of King George the I in Leicester Square. Griset had witnessed the statue on his way to his bookshop in Leicester square on the 17th October 1866. |
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| Accession number | E.784-1948 |
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| Record created | May 20, 2009 |
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