Statue of William III, Kensington Palace

Statue of William III
	The statue in 2011
	51°30.28′N 0°11.244′W / 51.50467°N 0.187400°W
Location	Kensington Palace, London, United Kingdom
Designer	Heinrich Baucke [de] (statue); Aston Webb (pedestal)
Type	Statue
Material	Bronze
Dedicated date	1907
Dedicated to	William III of England

A bronze statue of

Grade II listed building since 1969.^[2]

The statue was created as one of five large statues of the

Maurice of Orange by Martin Wolff survived, and was displayed beside Humboldt Box

.) Most of the copies have survived, including the statue in London.

The bronze statue is 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) high, with the subject depicted at larger than life size. He wears 17th-century military dress, including an ornate feathered hat, sword and cuirass, and high leather boots. The figure stands on a 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in) Portland stone pedestal which was designed by Aston Webb, who would later create the Victoria Memorial in London.^[3]

The front of the pedestal bears the inscription:^[3]

William III / of Orange / King of Great Britain / and Ireland / 1689–1702 / Presented by William II / German Emperor and / King of Prussia / to King Edward VII / for the British Nation / 1907

A popular story states that the design of the character Captain Hook was inspired by the statue.^[1]