EQUESTRIAN STATUE OF WILLIAM OF ORANGE
C. 1840-1870, Alfred E.O. de Nieuwerkerke (1811-1892), design by metal and marble, Huis Van Gijn collection, gift from the Business Friends of the Dordrechts Museum, 2001
King William II decided to put up an equestrian statue of William the Silent in the nineteenth century. He had it placed in front of Noordeinde Palace. Many smaller versions were made of the statue, this is one of them.