Equestrian statue of George Stuart White

Equestrian statue of George Stuart White
Equestrian statue of George Stuart White
	The statue in 2014
Artist	John Tweed
Year	1922
Medium	Bronze
Subject	George Stuart White
Designation	Grade II listed
Location	Portland Place, London
	51°31′15″N 0°08′43″W / 51.5208°N 0.1453°W

The equestrian statue of George Stuart White is a Grade II listed outdoor bronze sculpture depicting Field Marshal Sir George Stuart White, an officer of the British Army, located in Portland Place, London, England.^[1] The sculptor was John Tweed and the statue was unveiled in 1922.^[1]

An inscription on each side of the plinth reads:^[2]^[3]

Field-Marshal Sir George Stuart White, V.C., G.C.B., O.M., G.C.S.I., G.C.M.G., G.C.I.E., G.C.V.O. Born 1835. Died, 1912.

The statue appeared in an exterior shot of Portland Place from Alfred Hitchcock's 1947 American courtroom drama, The Paradine Case, which was set in England.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b Historic England. "Statue of Sir George Stuart White (1227090)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
^ "Statue: Sir George White". London Remembers. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
^ "Sir George Stuart White – Portland Place, London, UK". Waymarking. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
^ Steven Jacobs (2007). The Wrong House: The Architecture of Alfred Hitchcock. 010 Publishers. p. 244. ISBN 978-90-6450-637-6.

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[NHLE-1] Historic England. "Statue of Sir George Stuart White (1227090)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 September 2014.

[2] "Statue: Sir George White". London Remembers. Retrieved 23 September 2014.

[3] "Sir George Stuart White – Portland Place, London, UK". Waymarking. Retrieved 23 September 2014.

[4] Steven Jacobs (2007). The Wrong House: The Architecture of Alfred Hitchcock. 010 Publishers. p. 244. ISBN 978-90-6450-637-6.

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