| The Battle of the Boyne | |
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| Artist | Benjamin West |
| Year | 1778, prints after 1781 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, historical painting |
| Location | Mount Stewart, Newtownards, Northern Ireland |
The Battle of the Boyne is a 1778 historical painting by the Anglo-American artist Benjamin West. It portrays the Battle of the Boyne which took place in Ireland in 1690. West's depiction of William of Orange on his white horse became the iconic image of liberation from Catholic Ireland; the painting was widely copied and distributed throughout the nineteenth century. The painting itself is at Mount Stewart, Newtownards, Northern Ireland, and is the property of the National Trust.[1]