Statue of Field Marshal Earl Haig

MATERIALS: bronze equestrian statue on a pedestal of Portland stone.

DESCRIPTION: Haig, hatless and wearing an open greatcoat over his uniform, holds a scroll in his right hand. He is seated upon a powerful horse, its hind legs in parallel and its left foreleg raised; the horse’s neck is arched, with its head drawn in on a short rein. The statue stands on a rising bronze base, with anthemion decoration to the front. Signed ‘Alfred Hardiman 1936’ to the front. The pedestal, rounded to the north end, is inscribed on the front FIELD MARSHAL / EARL HAIG, / COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF / OF THE BRITISH ARMIES IN FRANCE / 1915-1918 beneath a cartouche bearing the Haig arms, surrounded by the Order of the Thistle and surmounted with a coronet . On the rear (north) end is the inscription ERECTED BY PARLIAMENT.

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