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George I on Horseback
George I on Horseback
George I on Horseback
George I on Horseback
George I on Horseback
George I on Horseback

Image credit: The Henry Barber Trust, The Barber Institute of Fine Arts, University of Birmingham

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The City of Dublin commissioned this impressive sculpture from the Van Nost family workshop in 1717. At risk of destruction during the early years of Irish independence, it was sold to the Barber Institute in 1937 for just £500. It was erected in front of the building, an important landmark for the university, and the earliest public sculpture in the city. George I is shown in modern dress, but with a classical laurel crown and on a horse modelled after that of the celebrated Roman bronze statue of Marcus Aurelius.

The Barber Institute of Fine Arts

Birmingham

Title

George I on Horseback

Date

1717

Medium

bronze

Measurements

H 290 x W 278.5 x D (?) cm

Accession number

37.14

Acquisition method

purchased, 1937

Work type

Statue

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