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Gift Horse
Gift Horse

© DACS 2024. Image credit: Gautier Deblonde / Greater London Authority

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'Gift Horse' was a skeletal, riderless horse in bronze. It was based on an etching by George Stubbs, an English painter whose works can be seen in the National Gallery. Tied to the horse's front leg was an electronic ribbon with a live ticker of the London Stock Exchange. This completed the link between power, money, and history. The sculpture directly references the equestrian statue of William IV originally planned for the plinth.
Title

Gift Horse

Date

2014

Medium

horse: bronze with black patina & wax finish, stainless steel fasteners & supports; bow: 5 mm flexible led display, stainless steel armature & polycarbonate face

Measurements

H 464.8 x W 429.3 x D 165.1 cm

Accession number

WC2_FPC_S010

Acquisition method

commissioned by the Fourth Plinth Commissioning Group; displayed on the Fourth Plinth, 2015–2016

Work type

Equestrian

Installation start date

2015

Installation end date

2016

Unveiling date

2015

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Located at

Trafalgar Square, Westminster

WC2N 5NJ