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A bronze statue of William III of England stands on the south side of Kensington Palace in London, facing towards the Golden Gates. The statue was designed by Heinrich Baucke and erected in 1907. It was cast by the Gladenbeck foundry in Berlin and given as a gift by the German Emperor Wilhelm II to his uncle, King Edward VII. [1]
The sculpture is in bronze and depicts William in the style of a Roman general. [6] It is heavily influenced by the earlier equestrian statue of William [6] undertaken by Rysbrack and erected in Bristol in 1736. [7]
The last official monument was the equestrian statue "for" Lübeck: the authorization and contract award were issued in 1914; although the die was ready for casting, no bronze was available because of the First World War. So the statue was only completed in 1919.
The bronze sculpture depicts William III of England in Roman attire mounted on a horse. [1] It is said that the tail of the Glasgow statue is designed to move to prevent it being broken by means of a ball and socket joint . [ 2 ]
What it means for Basque history. Aspen Pflughoeft. November 16, 2022 at 9:13 PM. Archaeologists in Spain have unearthed a 2,100-year-old bronze hand that both astounded and puzzled experts.
The earliest English equestrian statue. Originally commissioned in 1630 by Charles I's Lord Treasurer , Sir Richard Weston , for his house Mortlake Park in Roehampton . Erected on the site of the Charing Cross in 1674–5, when the pedestal was carved by Joshua Marshall.
Statue of William III may refer to: Equestrian statue of William III, Bristol; Equestrian statue of William III, Glasgow; Equestrian statue of William III, London; Equestrian statue of William III, Petersfield; Statue of William III, Brixham; Statue of William III, Kensington Palace