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equestrian statue of William III
equestrian statue of William III in England London, United Kingdom.
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- 1 h–2 h
About
equestrian statue of William III is a public sculpture in England London, United Kingdom, dating from 1807. Britain's public art ranges from Henry Moore reclining figures and Anthony Gormley installations to the Angel of the North and the surviving statues of empire.
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From the Wikipedia article
The equestrian statue of William III by John Bacon Junior stands in St James's Square in central London. It is modelled on an earlier statue of the king by John Michael Rysbrack in Queen Square, Bristol. Funding for the London statue was provided in the will of Samuel Travers, M.P., dated 1724, but nothing was done to progress the plan for a further seventy years. A design for the monument was drawn up in 1794 by Bacon's father, John Bacon Senior, but this was not executed and the commission passed to Bacon Jr., under whose direction the statue was finally erected in 1808. The statue is a Grade I listed structure.
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Background
History
William III, Prince of Orange, ascended the English throne in 1688 following the overthrow of James II in the Glorious Revolution. William ruled jointly with his wife, Mary, James's daughter, until her death in 1694, and then solely until his own death in 1702. In 1697 the first proposal had been made to erect a statue in the king's honour in St James's Square, home to many of his strongest supporters. Nothing was done, however, and two further attempts to revive the plan, in 1710 and 1721, also failed. The statue was originally sited in the middle of an octagonal pool, but this was drained in the 19th century.
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- Coordinates
- 51.5072, -0.1353
- Address
- Jermyn Street, London, SW1Y 6BU
- Established
- 1807
Sources
- wikidata: Q17527231 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Equestrian statue of William III, London (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is equestrian statue of William III?
- equestrian statue of William III is in London, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.5072°, -0.1353°.
- When was equestrian statue of William III built?
- equestrian statue of William III dates to 1807.