| Y/M/D | Description | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 1730/00/00 | Bristol's wealthy merchants and Whig leadership organize a competition to select a sculptor for a grand public monument. Both John Michael Rysbrack and his chief professional rival, Peter Scheemakers, submit competing models for the design. | Queen Square, Bristol, Bristol |
| 1730/00/00 | Flemish artist John Michael Rysbrack models a small sculpture of King William III in the style of a Roman emperor astride a horse. Its now at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. | |
| 1733/00/00 | The final, full-scale monumental public bronze "Equestrian Statue of William III" to be installed at Queen Square in Bristol is cast. | |
| 1734/00/00 | Peter Scheemakers' Equestrian Statue of William III is erected in Kingston upon Hull during "the year 1734 to the memory of king William the third our great deliverer". | King William III Monument, Kingston upon Hull, Kingston upon Hull |
| 1736/08/29 | The finished "Equestrian Statue of William III" is officially unveiled in Queen Square, Britol. The completion of such a massive bronze monument brings immense civic prestige, drawing large crowds to witness the spectacle of the unveiling. | Queen Square, Bristol, Bristol |
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