King William III (1650–1702) on his Favourite Horse, Sorrel
manner of Jan Wyck (Haarlem 1645 - Mortlake 1700)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1670 - 1699
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
16 ½ x 14 ½ in (420 x 370 mm)
Order this imageCollection
Florence Court, County Fermanagh
NT 631075
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, King William III (1650–1702) on his Favourite Horse, Sorrel, manner of Jan Wyck (Haarlem 1645 – Mortlake 1700).
Provenance
Given to the National Trust by Nancy, Dowager Countess of Enniskillen (1917 – 1998) before her death, August 1997
Credit line
Florence Court, The Enniskillen Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
Verso: King William III on his favourite horse Sorrel (label on reverse upper right) Verso: Labels on reverse: upper left. Exhibition of Arts, Industries &/Manufacture/Exhibition Palace Dublin Verso: upper right: King William III/on his favorite horse/SORREL/This was the horse that caused/the death of King William by/stumbling over a mole hill in/Richmond Park in 1702/The Jacobites used to toast/ ‘the yellow horse’ & ‘the/little gentleman in black velvet’.
Makers and roles
manner of Jan Wyck (Haarlem 1645 - Mortlake 1700), artist