Charles II (1630–1685)
Charles II (1630–1685)
Charles II (1630–1685)
Charles II (1630–1685)
Charles II (1630–1685)
Charles II (1630–1685)
Charles II (1630–1685)
Charles II (1630–1685)
Charles II (1630–1685)
Charles II (1630–1685)
Charles II (1630–1685)
Charles II (1630–1685)
Charles II (1630–1685)
Charles II (1630–1685)
Charles II (1630–1685)
Charles II (1630–1685)

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A standing figure, originally placed in the centre of Square Garden, with stone badly weathered. It is a life-size figure of the king wearing light armour and a full-bottomed wig. The work was removed to Grim's Dyke, Harrow Weald, in 1875 or 1876 and returned to the square in 1938.
Title

Charles II (1630–1685)

Date

1681

Medium

Portland stone

Measurements

H 180 x W (?) x D (?) cm (E)

Accession number

W1_AS_S131

Work type

Statue

Custodian

London Borough of Westminster

Work status

extant

Listing status

Grade II (England and Wales)

Listing date

24/02/58

Access

at all times

Inscription description

CHARLES II / By Caius Gabriel Cibber (1681) / Restored to the Square / by / LADY GILBERT IN 1938

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Located at

Soho Square, Westminster

W1D 3QF

In the middle of Soho Square Gardens, facing north.