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LARGE BRONZE EQUESTRIAN STATUE OF WILLIAM I / SIGNED COUNT NIEUWERKERKE

Name: LARGE BRONZE EQUESTRIAN STATUE OF WILLIAM I / SIGNED COUNT NIEUWERKERKE
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SKU: F727RNK6SF
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LARGE BRONZE EQUESTRIAN STATUE (superb chocolate patina) REPRESENTING WILLIAM I SIGNED ON THE BASE A.E. COUNT NIEUWERKERKE 1848
Alfred-Émilien O’Hara, Count of Nieuwerkerke (1811-1892), a prominent figure during the Second Empire, also practiced sculpture, having studied under James Pradier. Here he presents an equestrian statue of William I, known as William the Silent, Prince of Orange (1533-1584), a bronze with a brown patina.

Dimensions: 85 cm high x 78 cm long x 33 cm deep
A new biography of William the Silent, considered the father of the Netherlands, was awarded a prestigious historical book prize on Sunday in Arnhem. Dutch historian René van Stipriaan has been awarded the 2022 Libris History Prize for his book *De zwijger: Het leven van Willem van Oranje* (The Silent One: The Life of William of Orange), described by the jury as "the definitive work on the father of the nation for the next thirty years." The book reveals "the image of an ambitious nobleman who defended his dynastic interests and overcame profound difficulties to achieve his goal," according to the jury, who consider the work superior to all previous biographies of William the Silent.

In the second half of the 16th century, the revolt of the Prince of Orange and the Protestants against the absolutism of the King of Spain, the devoutly Catholic Philip II, led to the secession of the United Provinces from the Southern Netherlands, where the Duke of Aerschot and Prince of Chimay, Philip de Croÿ, remained, willingly or unwillingly, loyal to the eldest son of Charles V.

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Style	French Restoration, Charles X (Bronze sculptures of French Restoration, Charles X Style)
Period	19th century (Bronze sculptures 19th century)
Country of origin	France
Artist	A.E COMTE NIEUWERKERKE 1848
Materials	Patinated Bronze

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LARGE BRONZE EQUESTRIAN STATUE OF WILLIAM I / SIGNED COUNT NIEUWERKERKE

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