William the Silent, (sculpture).

William the Silent, (sculpture).

Royer, Lodewyk, 1793-1868, sculptor. (copy after)

Dupuis, Toon, 1877-1937, sculptor.

Fonderie Nationale des Bronzes, founder.

William the Silent, (sculpture).

Count of Nassau, (sculpture).

Prince of Orange, (sculpture).

Dedicated June 9, 1928.

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Sculpture: bronze; Base: stone.

Sculpture: approx. 15 x 5 1/2 x 5 ft.; Base: approx. 6 x 12 x 12 ft. (2,000 lbs.).

(On side of sculpture, near base, incised letters: ROYER - STATUAIRE (On sculpture, near base, incised letters:) FONDERIE NATLE DES BRONZES (On front of base, incised letters:) WILLIAM THE SILENT/COUNT OF NASSAU/PRINCE OF ORANGE/MDXXXIII MDIXXXIV (On back of base, incised letters:) THE HOLLAND SOCIETY/OF NEW YORK/TO RUTGERS UNIVERSITY/MCMXXVIII (On right side of base, incised letters:) FATHER OF HIS FATHERLAND/FOUNDER OF THE UNITED/STATES OF THE NETHERLANDS (On left side of base, incised letters:) AS LONG AS HE LIVED/HE WAS THE GUIDING STAR/OF A WHOLE BRAVE NATION/AND WHEN HE DIED THE/LITTLE CHILDREN CRIED signed Founder's mark appears.

William the Silent stands with his proper right hand raised to his chest, pointing with his index finger. He holds an open scroll with his proper left hand. A small dog sits at his feet on his proper right. William the Silent wears the clothes of a civilian magistrate of the 16th century. He has a moustache and a beard, and he wears a ruffled collar, an open ankle-length coat, a buttoned vest, and bloomers. The sculpture is mounted on a square base.

Portrait male -- William the Silent -- Full length

Occupation -- Other -- Aristocrat

Dress -- Historic -- Elizabethan Dress

Ethnic -- Dutch

Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- New Brunswick

Administered by Rutgers University, Facilities Maintenance, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903

Located Rutgers University, College Avenue Campus, Voorhees Mall, off Seminary Place, New Brunswick, New Jersey

Formerly in the collection of Truck, Fenton B., 14 East 53rd Street, New York, New York 1920-1928.

William the Silent (1533-1584) was Count of Nassau, Prince of Orange and national hero of the Netherlands. The sculpture is a duplicate of the one made by Lodewyk Royer in 1848 and installed in the Het Plain Square in the Hague. The duplicate was made by Toon Dupuis who used the original plaster cast. The sculpture was purchased in the Netherlands by Dr. Fenton B. Turck who had a direct ancestor that had served as physician to William of Orange. The sculpture remained in Dr. Turck's possession from 1920-1928. In 1928, he anonymously transferred the sculpture to the Holland Society and arranged, with the help of Leonor F. Loree (Rutgers trustee), to donate the sculpture to Rutgers. IAS files contain an article from the Rutgers Alumni Monthly (Feb. 1968), pg. 6-7; and a statement from the Rutgers News Service.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey survey, 1994.

Rutgers Alumni Monthly (February 1968), pg. 6.

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