The Battle of the Boyne (painting)

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. It was displayed at the Royal Academy Exhibition of 1780. The original is now part of the Duke of Westminster's private collection at Eaton Hall, Cheshire.