In 1898, Sir Alfred Gilbert used aluminum for the armor on the statue of St. George on the tomb of Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence in St. George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle. The following year, Gilbert produced two additional statues of St. George, the English patron saint; both cast entirely in aluminum.

Sir Alfred Gilbert, designer British, 1854–1934 Compagnie des Bronzes, manufacturer Belgian, active 1853–1935 St. George, 1899 cast aluminum H. 18 in. (H. 45.7 cm) Cecil Higgins Art Gallery, Bedford