HLK143659 William III\'s Lowland Wars (oil on canvas) (see also 143658) by Hondecoeter, Melchior de (1636-95); By kind permission of the Earl of Leicester and the Trustees of the Holkham Estate; (add.info.: the birds and beasts stand for different countries that participated in these conflicts; goose symbolises England; cock stands for France; heron for the Netherlands; raven for Denmark; dragon for Turkey; brown eagle for Russia; William of Orange (1650-1702). Stadtholder of Holland 1672-1702, King of England, Scotland and Ireland 1689-1702;); Dutch, out of copyright.