Monarchs & Royalty
William III
William rides in Roman costume at the centre of the square's gardens. Beneath the horse's hoof is a small molehill — the mole whose burrow tripped the king's horse Sorrel in 1702, leading to the fall that killed him. Jacobites toasted 'the little gentleman in black velvet' ever after.
- Subject
- King William III
- Sculptor
- John Bacon the Younger
- Unveiled
- 1808
- Material
- Bronze
- Location
- St James's Square
