Maurits, Prince of Orange (1567-1625)

Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt (signed by artist), c. 1613 - c. 1620

Prince Maurits was stadholder and military commander of the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands. He sired eight children with six different mistresses. As he refused to marry he had no legal successor. Maurits stands proud in a ceremonial gilded suit of armour, his helmet and gloves are on the table. This design had been the norm for state portraits since 1551, when it was first devised by the Italian painter Titian.

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberSK-A-255
  • Dimensionssupport: height 220.3 cm x width 143.5 cm, sight size: height 218.2 cm x width 141.7 cm
  • Physical characteristicsoil on panel

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Portrait of Maurits (1567-1625), Prince of Orange
    • Maurits, Prince of Orange (1567-1625)

  • Object type

  • Object number

    SK-A-255

  • Description

    Portret van Maurits, prins van Oranje. Staand, ten voeten uit, in wapenrusting. Links een targe, rechts een tafel waarop helm en handschoen liggen. In de rechterhand een commandostaf.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    signature, bottom left: ‘M. Miereveld’

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Creation

  • Creation

    painter: Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt (signed by artist)

  • Dating

    c. 1613 - c. 1620

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    oil on panel

  • Dimensions

    • support: height 220.3 cm x width 143.5 cm
    • sight size: height 218.2 cm x width 141.7 cm

This work is about

  • Person

  • Subject

  • Period

    1567 - 1625

Exhibitions

Acquisition and rights

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; first recorded in the museum in 1801;{Coll. cat. 1801, p. 47, no. 2.} 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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