Image: Bronze Equestrian Statue of Hugh Lupus, 1st Earl of Chester (geograph 5548127)

Description: Bronze Equestrian Statue of Hugh Lupus, 1st Earl of Chester, hawking on horseback. Statue of "Hugh Lupus" (Hugh d'Avranches, Earl of Chester (c. 1047-1101), also known as Hugh le Gros ("the fat") and Hugh Lupus ("the wolf"), is traditionally identified as a half-nephew of King William the Conqueror who in 1071 created him Earl of Chester and Count Palatine. Sculpted by by George Frederick Watts. At Eaton Hall in Cheshire, the seat of the Grosvenor Family, Dukes of Westminster. Hugh Lupus Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster (1825-1899), of Eaton Hall, Cheshire, one of the wealthiest men of his age, whose magnificent marble effigy is in Chester Cathedral, was named after him, being a member of the ancient Grosvenor family, feudal tenants of the Earls of Chester, said in some sources to be descended from them. From Chesterwiki: "In front of Eaton Hall, at the end of the tree lined Belgrave Avenue, is a bronze statue of Hugh Lupus (said on the Eaton Website to be "a kinsman of Grosvenors" and "nephew to William" - neither of which appears true). The statue was commissioned by the 1st Duke of Westminster, himself named " Hugh Lupus Grosvenor" after his supposed ancestor. It was designed by Victorian sculptor George Frederic Watts in 1883 and cast by the J. Moor foundry. It is believed the model used for the horse was bred specially for this statue from an English thoroughbred stallion and a Percheron mare."[1]
Title: Bronze Equestrian Statue of Hugh Lupus, 1st Earl of Chester (geograph 5548127)
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Author: Jeff Buck
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