Statues - Hither & Thither

Guillaume le Taciturne 1533 - 1584

1. Willem van Oranje / William the Silent
Dillenburg 1533 - Delft 1584
main leader of the Dutch revolt against the Spanish
(Wikipedia).

Sculpted by Charles-Pierre Van der Stappen
Signed: ch. vanderstappen.

Louis Van Bodeghem 1470 - 1540

2. Lodewijk van Bodeghem
c. 1470 - c. 1540
grand mason ('architect') of the duke of Brabant, architect of the 'Broodhuis'.

Sculpted by Jean Cuypers
Signed: j. cuypers.

Henri de Brederode 1531 - 1568

3. Hendrik van Brederode
Brussel-Bruxelles 1531 - Recklinghausen 1568
the 'Grote Geus' or big beggar; one of the founders of the confederacy of nobles against the Spanish rule
(Wikipedia).

Sculpted by Antoine-Joseph Van Rasbourgh
Signed: a.j. van rasbourgh.

Corneille De Vriendt (dit floris) 1518 - 1575

4. Cornelis Floris De Vriendt
Antwerpen ca. 1514 - id. 1575
sculptor and architect of the town hall of Antwerp
(Wikipedia).

Sculpted by Jules Pécher
Signed: JPecher.

Rombaud Dodonee 1518 - 1585

5. Rembert Dodoens (Rembertus Dodonaeus)
Mechelen 1517 or 1518 - Leiden 1585
Flemish physician and botanist
(Wikipedia).

Sculpted by Alphonse de Tombay
Signed: Alph. de Tombay

Gérard Mercator 1512 - 1594

6. Gerard Mercator
Rupelmonde 1512 - Duisburg 1594
Map and atlas maker
(Wikipedia).

Sculpted by Louis Pierre Van Biesbroeck
Signed: Louis Van Biesbroeck

Jean de Locquenghien 1514 - 1574

7. Jan van Locquenghien
burgomaster of Brussels, 1546-1574.

Sculpted by Godefroid Van den Kerckhove

Bernard Van Orley 1495 - 1542

8. Barend van Orley
Brussel-Bruxelles 1487/91 - id. 1541
Flemish painter
(Wikipedia).

Sculpted by Juliaan Dillens
Signed: Jul. Dillens

Abraham Ortelius 1527 - 1598

9. Abraham Ortelius
Antwerper 1527 - id. 1598
Flemish geographer, publisher of the first atlas, Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (1570)
(Wikipedia).

Sculpted by Jef Lambeaux

Philippe de Marnix de Sainte-Aldegonde

10. Filips van Marnix van Sint-Aldegonde
Brussel-Bruxelles 1540 - Leiden 1598
Flemish writer and statesman, the probable author of the text of the Dutch national anthem Wilhelmus
(Wikipedia).

Sculpted by Paul de Vigne