statue of William IV

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The statue of William IV is a planned but never completed monument to King William IV of the United Kingdom, whose absence left London’s Trafalgar Square Fourth Plinth empty for many years.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf planned equestrian statue
public art commission
unrealised monument
artForm equestrian statue (planned)
associatedWithEvent development of Trafalgar Square
associatedWithMonarch William IV NERFINISHED
associatedWithPlace City of Westminster NERFINISHED
associatedWithSuccessorMonarch Queen Victoria NERFINISHED
context Victorian-era urban planning in London
country United Kingdom
dedicatedTo William IV of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
depicts William IV in royal or military dress
genre public monument
hasPart Fourth Plinth pedestal (planned support)
historicalPeriod 19th century
influenced subsequent use of the Fourth Plinth for temporary artworks
legacy contributed to the tradition of rotating contemporary art on the Fourth Plinth
left the Fourth Plinth empty for many years
locationIntended Fourth Plinth NERFINISHED
Trafalgar Square NERFINISHED
locationIntendedCity London NERFINISHED
locationIntendedCountry United Kingdom NERFINISHED
materialIntended bronze
motivation commemoration of King William IV
notableFeature absence of the statue became historically significant
partOf public art scheme for Trafalgar Square
reasonForNotBeingBuilt insufficient funds
status never completed
unbuilt
subject William IV of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED

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Fourth Plinth originallyIntendedFor statue of William IV