Portrait of Albert (1596-1626), Count of Nassau-Dillenburg

workshop of Jan Antonisz van Ravesteyn, 1622

These portraits were originally displayed at Honselaarsdijk, the palace built by Stadholder Frederick Henry and his wife Amalia in the 1620s near The Hague. In the style of European courts of the day, one of the palace rooms was lined with portraits of ancestors, relatives and celebrities past and present. Many of these personalities played a role in the Eighty Years War: members of the Nassau family and other commanders of the Dutch Republic's army, officers of the French and English allies and leading Spanish generals. A remarkable aspect is the number of foreigners who fought for the Dutch. The Republic's army enjoyed an international reputation and attracted young noblemen from abroad. For them, the war was a career opportunity.

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberSK-A-532
  • Dimensionssupport: height 29.7 cm x width 24 cm x thickness 1 cm, outer size: depth 3.5 cm (support incl. frame)
  • Physical characteristicsoil on panel

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Portrait of Albert (1596-1626), Count of Nassau-Dillenburg

  • Object type

  • Object number

    SK-A-532

  • Description

    Portret van Albert (1596-1626), graaf van Nassau-Dillenburg. Buste naar rechts, in wapenrusting. Onderdeel van de reeks portretten afkomstig uit het Stadhouderlijk Hof te Leeuwarden.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • inscription, top: ‘GRAEF ALBERT VAN NASSAU’
    • date, upper left: ‘1622’

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Creation

  • Creation

    painter: workshop of Jan Antonisz van Ravesteyn

  • Dating

    1622

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    oil on panel

  • Dimensions

    • support: height 29.7 cm x width 24 cm x thickness 1 cm
    • outer size: depth 3.5 cm (support incl. frame)

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  • Person

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Acquisition and rights

  • Acquisition

    nationalization 1795 1798-09

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    ? Commissioned by or for Ernst Casimir I (1573-1632), Stadholder of Friesland; inventory, Frisian Stadholder’s Court, Leeuwarden, 16 August 1633, furniture room (‘Graeff Albert van Nassau’);{Drossaers/Lunsingh Scheurleer II, 1974, p. 40, no. 192.} ? inventory, Frisian Stadholder’s Court, Leeuwarden, 12-14 and 27 September 1731, furniture attic (‘Veertig kleine portraitjes gekomen uit een schoorsteen.’);{Drossaers/Lunsingh Scheurleer II, 1974, p. 418, no. 869.} ? inventory, Frisian Stadholder’s Court, Leeuwarden, 1764, furniture attic (‘Tweeënveertig kleine portraitjes, gekomen uit een schoorsteen.’);{Drossaers/Lunsingh Scheurleer III, 1976, p. 74, no. 1157.}…; first recorded in the museum in 1800/01{Van Thiel 1981a, p. 191, nos. 50-63, p. 192, nos. 65-78, 79-92.}

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