Frederick Henry, his Consort Amalia of Solms, and their Three Youngest Daughters

Gerard van Honthorst (1592-1656), oil on canvas, 1647

Amalia commissioned this painting for the palace of Huis ten Bosch. It hung next to portraits of her eldest, already married children, William II and his English bride, Mary, and Louise Henriette and Frederick William I of Brandenburg. Judicious marriages of state consolidated the position of the House of Orange among the other European royal families. Their three youngest daughters would marry German princes. Through them, Amalia’s love of Asian luxury was disseminated throughout Europe.

Artwork typepainting
Object numberSK-A-874
Dimensionsweight 91 kg, height 263.5 cm x width 347.5 cm, depth 5 cm
Physical characteristicsolieverf op doek

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Frederick Henry, his Consort Amalia of Solms, and their Three Youngest Daughters

Identification

Title(s)
- Frederick Henry, his Consort Amalia of Solms, and their Three Youngest Daughters
- Portrait of Frederik Hendrik (1584-1647), Prince of Orange, his Wife Amalia van Solms (1602-1675) and their Three Youngest Daughters Albertina Agnes (1634-1696), Henrietta Catharina (1637-1708), and Maria (1642-1688)
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Object number
SK-A-874
Description
Amalia commissioned this painting for the palace of Huis ten Bosch. It hung next to portraits of her eldest, already married children, William II and his English bride, Mary, and Louise Henriette and Frederick William I of Brandenburg. Judicious marriages of state consolidated the position of the House of Orange among the other European royal families. Their three youngest daughters would marry German princes. Through them, Amalia’s love of Asian luxury was disseminated throughout Europe.
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Catalogue reference
Arjan de Koomen, 'Muziek in verf : Harmonisatie in het Hollandse groepsportret', Kunstschrift (2014) nr. 4, p. 45, afb. 45.

Creation

Creation
painter: Gerard van Honthorst
Dating
c. 1647
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Material and technique

Physcial description
olieverf op doek
Material
Dimensions
- weight 91 kg
- height 263.5 cm x width 347.5 cm
- depth 5 cm

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Acquisition and rights

Acquisition
nationalization 1795 1798-09
Ownership
Copyright
Public domain
Provenance
...; estate inventory, Huis ten Bosch, The Hague, 1668, no. 1191 (`Een schildrije sijnde de contrefeytsels van sijn hoogheyt prins Frederick Hendrick hooglofl. memorie met haere hoogheyt ende de princessen Albertina Agneta, Henriette Catarina ende Maria, alle soo groot als ´t leven ende bij den voorschr. Honthorst gedaen´);{Drossaers/Lunsingh Scheurleer I, 1974, p. 282.} estate inventory, Huis ten Bosch, The Hague,1707, no. II (`Frederick Hendrick h.l. mem. en sijn gemaelle´);{Drossaers/Lunsingh Scheurleer I, 1974, p. 539.} confiscated by the French, 1795; transferred to the Koninklijk Kabinet van Schilderijen, The Hague, 1876; transferred to the museum, 1885

Documentation

- Arjan de Koomen, 'Muziek in verf : Harmonisatie in het Hollandse groepsportret', Kunstschrift (2014) nr. 4, p. 45, afb. 45.
- Toon Vugts, 'Actie : De 250 rijksten van de Gouden Eeuw', Rijksmuseum Kunstkrant 32 (2006) 6, p. 24-26 (afb.).
- Documentatiemap Schilderijen: aantekeningen R. van Luttervelt (voor 1963).