King Billy

Padraig Lenihan assesses William of Orange’s performance at the Battle of the Boyne. When he painted William of Orange, as he did so many times, Jan Wyck (1652–1700) was especially fond of posing his hero gripping a sword in his right hand, looking at the viewer, and sitting calmly atop a rearing white horse. The ... Read more

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