Erection date: 1789
Bronze statue erected in 1789 showing the king who had commissioned the rebuilding of Somerset House. The statue is awash with nautical allusions: the king rests against a rudder and has an antique prow at his feet, beneath which sits the river god with a cornucopia representing the Thames.
WC2, Strand, Somerset House Courtyard
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
George III with the River god
Born in St James's Square (not the public garden, one of the houses, obviousl...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
George III with the River god
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