You thought this was bad! As a new sculpture of Queen Elizabeth II is slated, how does it compare to other infamous statues?

A bronze statue that was intended to Queen Elizabeth II was unveiled in grand style, but caused outrage and ridicule from the local population.

The controversial statue of Anto Brennan was unveiled in Northern Ireland last weekend.

But comments about a Facebook message announcing that the statue had been disabled following a series of mocking comments – with one person saying the Queen looked more like Mrs Doubtfire from the 1993 comedy starring Robin Williams .

However, it is not the first statue that the artist has proudly displayed, after which shocked bystanders demanded that it be taken down.

Here MailOnline takes a look at some of the most acclaimed sculptures of famous faces, from Kate Moss to Andy Murray.

Giant garden heads of royals

A man who found a giant 12-foot terracotta head of the late Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip for sale loved it so much he put it in his garden.

Owner Ben Bennett found the royal sculptures – complete with green hair – during a house clearout and placed them on his Windsor lawn.

After owning them for 12 years, since the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, he put them up for sale for £2,000.

‘Poorest Ever’ Statue of Prince Philip

But in March it was announced that a statue of Prince Philip would be taken down after the city council described it as ‘possibly the worst work ever’.

The 4-metre-high bronze statue ‘The Don’, worth £150,000, was installed to represent Prince Philip in his role as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge.

However, the city council has issued an enforcement notice to remove the statue due to its “detrimental material impact” on the appearance of the area.

City developers refused permission to erect the statue in front of a new office building on Hills Road in 2014, calling it the worst piece of public art they had ever seen.

Nadine Black, Cambridge City Council’s public art officer, said it was “possibly the worst quality work ever submitted to the council.”

She added: ‘It is not site specific and is a work that has already been purchased and has no relationship to this site. It is too large in scale for the context of the space it will be placed in and will compromise the quality of the new development.’

The statue was originally attributed to Uruguayan sculptor Pablo Atchugarry, but he later rejected the work.

Statue of Greta Thunberg moved to location where it will no longer be seen

In 2021, the University of Winchester proudly announced a new £24,000 statue of activist Greta Thunberg.

But locals wondered why she was chosen, as she had no connection to the city at all.

Angry students thought it was a waste of money and it became a target for antisocial behaviour.

The statue was later moved because the university demanded that it be given a “more stable pedestal”… to a much more remote location.

The infamous bust of Cristiano Ronaldo

One of the most memorable – and ridiculed – sculptures that failed to impress is the bronze bust of Cristiano Ronaldo unveiled in 2017, which became world famous for its bizarre facial expression.

Artist Emanuel Santos, who created the bust, publicly defended his work, stressing that the Real Madrid striker liked it.

He admitted that it took him 15 days to complete the statue and that he had to work from photos of the footballer, as it would have been impossible to get the ‘very busy’ Ronaldo to model for him personally.

The Rock struck down his wax image

When a life-size wax figure of Dwayne Johnson was made, he was not happy with the result.

Following its unveiling by a French wax museum, calls were made for significant changes to The Rock.

The 51-year-old actor said on social media that he would be contacting the Musée Grévin in Paris after the controversial wax figure was heavily criticized by fans.

Dwayne and his fans have commented on the wax figure’s seemingly lighter skin tone, with the star saying he will be asking for a skin tone “update.”

Kate Moss loved her solid gold statue

When Kate Moss’s golden statue was unveiled, she was overjoyed, despite the mockery from her fans.

When it went on display at the British Museum in 2008, it cost over £1.5 million to make, £1 million of which was the price of the 18-carat gold.

The supermodel was twisted like a pretzel for some reason and the artwork was called ‘Siren’.

But Kate herself seemed to be a fan, according to artist Marc Quinn. He said at the time: ‘When I showed Kate the sculpture, she said she loved it.’

Andy Murray: Tennis Player or Medieval Warrior?

The main – and only – thing Andy Murray had in common with his own statue was his characteristic, solemn facial expression during the unveiling.

The organizers of the 2011 Rolex Masters tournament in Shanghai immortalized him in terracotta for the occasion.

The statue made him look like a warrior, instead of a tennis player, and he even got armor.