The Equestrian
Custom Sculpture
Art Direction
Interior-Exterior Decor
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The Equestrian
The Grand Duke, astride his
horse, appeared for the first time in public in
late September before leaving the scuptor’s
Carson City, NV studio for Houston, TX. Eighteen
months from concept to completition, the statue
stands 12.6-feet tall and weights more than 3500
pounds.
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Public Debut
The larger than life
portrayal of the Grand Duke, dressed in the
splendor of the lastest Italian styles of the 1500s
now graces the front of an exclusive Italian villa
hotel in Houston, TX. Sculptor Thomas W. Pottage
was commissioned to execute the work early in 2005.
The magnitude of the project is illustrated in the
photograph showing moving crews preparing the
statue for transport. Below is the maquette, a
12.6-inch scale model used in the creation of the
statue.
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