figure / William III, College Green

Metal section, skirt frill, of the equestrian statue of William III, College Green, Dublin. Designed by Grinling Gibbons, the statue was erected in College Green on 1 July 1701, at the expense of the citizens. It was the first public monument erected in the capital. It was subject to periodical damage over the following centuries. The statue was badly damaged in a land mine explosion in 1929, and was considered a danger to the public and removed from its pedestal by orders of the Municiple authorities.;