# William I, Prince of Orange, Lying in State

- By: Hendrick de Keyser (I) (Utrecht, 1565–1621)
- Date: 1613 - 1614
- Medium: terracotta (clay material)
- Classification: model
- Dimensions: height 10.5 cm x width 61.8 cm x depth 25.8 cm
- Credit line: On loan from the City of Amsterdam
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/BK-AM-37--f07cb5a3d4b04b45486e51dffa44d55e)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/Fgsrz/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

This terracotta is the model for the life-size marble statue that is the focal point of the tomb of William of Orange in the Nieuwe Kerk in Delft. William was assassinated in 1584. The dead prince is portrayed in a surprisingly informal fashion: he wears a fur-lined tabard and a nightcap, a favourite garb for scholars in their study. He seems to be lying down for just a moment to rest.