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George II statue

The statue in the middle of Grand Square is of King George II. It was sculpted by Michael Rysbrack in 1735 and is made of a single piece of marble weighing 11 tons. The king wears the military clothes of a Roman Emperor and holds a sceptre and orb.

The statue was commissioned to please the king so that he would look more favourably upon the Royal Hospital for Seamen, today’s ORNC, and donate money for its maintenance.