William III - Bristol, UK
Posted by: pseudoprime
N 51° 27.033 W 002° 35.703
30U E 528139 N 5700007
This statue of William III is the centerpiece of Queen's Square in Old Bristol.
Waymark Code: WM4Q7B
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/19/2008
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"The introduction of Rysbrach’s equestrian statue of William III to Queen Square (1735) helped define Bristol’s premier public forum (and, by inference, the city itself) as protestant, libertarian and Hanoverian, causing rioting around its base by Tory discontents after it was unveiled. A century later in 1831, reform rioters burned down two sides of the Square, but rather than damage the statue, decorated it with a revolutionary tricolor."
-- from a review of Douglas Merritt's Sculpture in Bristol by Steve Poole, University of the West of England
Identity of Rider: William III
Name of artist: Rysbrach
Date of Dedication: 1736
Material: Bronze
Unusual Features: Either side of the statue you can find old boundary markers in the ground.
Position: Two Hooves Raised
Identity of Horse: Not listed
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