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234 CASPAR NETSCHER SECT. 284. William III. of Orange. In the Van Schuylenburch collection, formerly at The Hague noted by A. Bredius. 285. WILLIAM III. OF ORANGE. Standing, in armour. A fourth of life size. [Pendant to 285^.] See Moes, Iconographia Batava, No. 9096, 39. In the collection of Archibald Stirling of Keir, Perthshire. 285*. MARY STUART (1662-1694), wife of William III., and Queen of England. A fourth of life size. [Pendant to 285.] See Moes, Iconographia Batava, No. 4805, 7. In the collection of Archibald Stirling of Keir, Perthshire. 286. WILLIAM III. OF ORANGE. Full length. A late work. Canvas, 19 inches by 16 inches. In the Royal collection, Buckingham Palace, London, 1885 catalogue, No. 181 ; it was there in 1854 (Waagen, ii. 8). 287. WILLIAM III. OF ORANGE. On horseback. He is in black and gold armour, with a large brown wig, and a three-cornered hat with a clasp. He holds his baton in his outstretched right hand. He rides a chestnut-brown horse with a white mane and a white patch, towards the left. The spurs and saddle-fittings are gilt. Canvas, 48 inches by 36 inches. Exhibited at the Royal Academy Winter Exhibition, London, 1876, No. 227. In the collection of the Earl of Radnor, Longford Castle, 1909 catalogue, No. 183 ; it has been there since 1773. 288. William III. of Orange. See Moes, Iconographia Batava, No. 9096, 38. In the collection at Schloss SchOnhausen, near Berlin. 289. WILLIAM III. OF ORANGE. Full length, standing, in armour ; half life size. His right hand holds a baton ; his left hand rests on his helmet. In the background is a skirmish. Very characteristic and carefully painted. According to an inscription on the back, the picture was sent to Princess Mary, and was afterwards sent back to Holland as a present for the head of the Hope family. In the collection of the Earl of Normanton, Somerley, near Ringwood ; it was there in 1857 (Waagen, Suppl. 372). 290. WILLIAM III. OF ORANGE. A small full length, turned to the right, in black armour. With the baton in his right hand he points to the left. His helmet is placed to the left on a table covered with a Persian carpet. At the back are a brown curtain and a wall, with a view of a landscape to the right. Signed in full, and dated 1674 ; canvas, 32 inches by 25 J inches.