Scheemakers, Peter – Equestrian statues https://equestrianstatue.org by Kees van Tilburg Sun, 15 Nov 2020 14:11:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.11 William III (William II of Scotland) https://equestrianstatue.org/william-iii-2/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=2119 It is said that the tail of the Glasgow statue moves in a ball and socket to prevent it being broken by unruly people during times of riot, but the only thing visible is that maintenance of this historic statue is greatly overdue. The pictures of details clearly show the need for repair. The steed … Continue reading "William III (William II of Scotland)"

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]]> William III https://equestrianstatue.org/william-iii-3/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=2120 Scheemakers and Rysbrack were rivals in the 1730s. Rysbrack defeated Scheemakers in the competition for the Bristol statue. The statue by Scheemakers was then acquired by Kingston upon Hull, where it has recently been restored and gilded.

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