Frederik Hendrik, prins van Oranje

workshop of Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt, c. 1632

Prince Frederick Henry posed like a true commander for his court painter, Michiel van Mierevelt. Various copies of the likeness were subsequently made in the painter’s workshop, including the one on view here. This copy was commissioned by the Admiralty (navy) in Rotterdam, where it came to hang in the assembly hall, together with portraits of other members of the House of Orange.

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberSK-A-254
  • Dimensionssupport: height 111.5 cm x width 87.7 cm
  • Physical characteristicsoil on canvas

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Portrait of Frederik Hendrik (1584-1647), Prince of Orange
    • Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange

  • Object type

  • Object number

    SK-A-254

  • Description

    Portret van Frederik Hendrik, prins van Oranje. Staand, ten halven lijve, in wapenrusting. Commandostaf in rechterhand, de linkerhand op de helm die rechts op een tafel staat.

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Creation

  • Creation

    painter: workshop of Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt

  • Dating

    c. 1632

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    oil on canvas

  • Dimensions

    support: height 111.5 cm x width 87.7 cm

This work is about

  • Person

  • Subject

  • Period

    1584 - 1647

Acquisition and rights

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    ? Commissioned by the Admiralty of the Maas, Rotterdam, where it was first recorded in the Charter Room, 7 April 1800;{Letter, Schilger, 1800; see Moes/Van Biema 1909, p. 27.} transferred to the museum, May 1800; on loan to the Oranje-Nassau Museum, The Hague, 1926-32

Documentation

    • De inrichting van de Nationale Konst-Gallery in het openingsjaar 1800, uit: Oud Holland, 95, 1981, 4, pagina pp. 170-227 - p. 189(zie: http://www.jstor.org/stable/42711068)
    • Documentatiemap Schilderijen: aantekeningen R. van Luttervelt (voor 1963).

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