Equestrian statue of George III, London

Equestrian statue of George III
The statue in 2014
Artist	Matthew Cotes Wyatt
Completion date	1836
Subject	George III
Location	London
Coordinates	51°30′28″N0°07′50″W / 51.5078°N 0.1305°W / 51.5078; -0.1305
Listed Building – Grade II
Official name	Statue of George III on Island at Junction With Pall Mall East
Designated	9 January 1970
Reference no.	1219890

The equestrian statue of George III is a Grade II listed statue that stands on the junction between Pall Mall and Cockspur Street in London. ^[1]

The statue was commissioned in 1822 and was met with poor reception even before being put up. ^[2] It was completed in 1836 by Matthew Cotes Wyatt, depicting George III, the first Hanoverian king to associate himself strongly with his British rather than German identity. ^[3]

The statue depicts George III in bronze upon a Portland stone pedestal. He is in "Windsor Uniform" and riding on the back of Adonis, which served as the king's favourite horse for twenty years. The king's hair depicted in a pigtail led to Cockspur Street gaining the nickname "Pigtail Street". ^[4]

References

1. "Statue of George III on Island at Junction With Pall Mall East, Non Civil Parish – 1219890 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
2. Darke, Jo (1991). The monument guide to England and Wales: a national portrait in bronze and stone. London: Macdonald Illustrated. p. 30. ISBN   978-0-356-17609-3.
3. Baker, Margaret (2002). Discovering London statues and monuments. Discovering series (5. ed., revised and updated ed.). Princes Risborough: Shire Publications. p. 51. ISBN   978-0-7478-0495-6.
4. Blackwood, John; Irwin, Caroline, eds. (1989). London's immortals: the complete outdoor commemorative statues (1. publ ed.). London: Savoy Press. p. 48. ISBN   978-0-9514296-0-0.

External links

• Media related to Statue of George III, Pall Mall, London at Wikimedia Commons