The Death of Frederick, 1st Duke of Schomberg (1615-1690) at the Battle of the Boyne, 1st July 1690
after Benjamin West (Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 1738 - London 1820)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1800 - 1899
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
533 x 737 mm (21 x 29 in)
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Mount Stewart, County Down
NT 1220966
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, The Death of Frederick, 1st Duke of Schomberg (1615-1690) at the Battle of the Boyne, 1st July 1690, after Benjamin West PRA (Swarthmore 1738 - London 1820), 19th century. A depiction of William III at the Battle of the Boyne on 1 July 1690, with the death of the Duke of Schomberg, after the original painting, signed and dated 1778, by Benjamin West in the collection of the Duke of Westminster. William III is shown near the centre of the composition, wearing a red coat and seated on a white horse, in profile to the right. Behind him, to the left, are Prince George of Denmark and the Duke of Ormond. To the right, the dying Duke of Schomberg is being carried away from the battle field. In the middle distance, a figure has fallen from his horse, and has been identified as the Reverend George Walker, the Protestant rector of Donaghmore, who had fought against James II and was also killed at the Battle of the Boyne.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust by Lady Mairi Bury (1921-2009) in 1976
Credit line
Mount Stewart, The Londonderry Collection (National Trust)
Makers and roles
after Benjamin West (Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 1738 - London 1820), artist
References
Von Erffa & Staley 1986 Helmut von Erffa & Allen Staley, The Paintings of Benjamin West, New Haven & London 1986, no.88, pp.208–9 & col. ills. pp. 71 & 74 [detail of William III]