John Nost I, before 1660–1711/1712, Flemish, active in Britain (from before 1686)or John Cheere, 1709–1787, British
Title:
William III
Date:
ca. 1700 or ca. 1750
Materials & Techniques:
Lead
Dimensions:
Overall: 70 x 33 x 29 inches (177.8 x 83.8 x 73.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on rear of statue, in relief: "R G | W | E[?] D | T P[?]"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.6
Classification:
Sculptures
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Subject Terms:
armor | man | portrait | king (person) | sword
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Art in Focus : William III (Yale Center for British Art, 2011-04-08 - 2011-07-31)Taste & Beauty in Three Dimensions: Paul Mellon and British Sculpture (Yale Center for British Art, 2002-10-23 - 2004-02-15)
Publications:
Taste & beauty in three dimensions : Paul Mellon and British sculpture, , Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, Conn., 2002, p. [3], no. 3, V 1426 (YCBA)Ellis Waterhouse, Sculpture from the Paul Mellon Collection at the British Art Center at Yale, Burlington Magazine, vol. 119, May 1977, p. 351, N1 +B87 Oversize (YCBA)Lawrence Weaver, Some English Leadwork, Article VI - Portrait Statues , Burlington Magazine for Connoisseurs, v. 9, no. 38, May 1906, pp. 97, 105, pl. I, no. 2, N1 B87+ OVERSIZE YCBA)William III, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, 2011, front cover, p. 22, V2340