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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 equestrian statue of William III is a historic statue in the centre of Queen Square in Bristol, England.It is a Grade I listed building. [1]The statue of William III by John Michael Rysbrack, [2] cast in 1733 and erected in 1736 to signify Bristol's Whig support of the Crown and Parliament Recognition Act 1689. [3]
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 ]
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Statue on pedestal: Bronze and stone: Grade I: Q7604492 [8] More images: William III: St James's Square: 1807: John Bacon the Younger: Statue on pedestal: Bronze and stone: Grade I: Q17527231 [9] More images: George III: Pall Mall: 1835/6: Matthew Coates Wyatt Statue on pedestal: Bronze and Portland stone: Grade II: Q19902765 [10] More images ...
The earliest English equestrian statue. ... William III: St. James's Square: 1807 John Bacon the Younger [25] Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey 1862–7 Thomas Woolner
The bronze sculpture was cast in 1880 in Rome by the founder Alessandro Nelli and dedicated in 1881. It measures approximately 8 ft. x 4 ft. x 5 ft. 10 in., and rests on a red and grey Quincy granite base that measures approximately 6 ft. 2 in. x 5 ft. 4 in. x 5 ft. 10 in.