The standard form of the equation of a circle with center \((h, k)\) and radius \(r\) is given by the formula:
\[ (x - h)^2 + (y - k)^2 = r^2 \]
In this case, the center of the circle is given as \((-1, 3)\) and the radius is \(5\).
- We identify \(h = -1\) and \(k = 3\).
- The radius \(r = 5\), so \(r^2 = 25\).
Now, we can plug these values into the standard form equation:
\[ (x - (-1))^2 + (y - 3)^2 = 25 \]
This simplifies to:
\[ (x + 1)^2 + (y - 3)^2 = 25 \]
Therefore, the correct answer is:
\[ \boxed{(x + 1)^2 + (y - 3)^2 = 25} \]