Stadholder William II (1626-1650), Prince of Orange

anonymous, c. 1647 - c. 1650

Prince William II of Orange,1626 – 1650, attributed to F. Dieussart. Prince William II was the only son of Frederick Henry and Amalia van Solms. He succeeded his father as stadholder in 1647, but died in 1650 of smallpox. William is portrayed as a stadholder, dressed in armour, with the staff of command in his right hand. He is wearing the regalia of the Order of the Garter. Prince William’s coat of arms is displayed on the socle. A figure resembling this portrait adorned the stern of the ‘Prins Willem’ of 1652, a model of which is displayed elsewhere in this room.

  • Artwork typefigure
  • Object numberBK-NM-1007
  • Dimensionsheight 169 cm x width 70 cm x depth 45 cm (figure), height 83 cm (base), weight 43 kg
  • Physical characteristicselm with polychromy

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Stadholder William II (1626-1650), Prince of Orange

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-NM-1007

  • Description

    Willem is afgebeeld als stadhouder in ruiterharnas, commandostaf in zijn rechterhand. Hij draagt de versierselen van de Orde van de Kouseband. Op de sokkel het wapen van de Prins.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • inscription, on the front and right side of the base, in raised relief: ‘P. Wilhelmus / II’
    • coat of arms, on the base, in relief: parted quarterly: I in blue billetty gold, a gold lion rampant (Nassau); II in gold, a red lion rampant guardant, crowned blue (Katzenelnbogen); III in red, a silver crossbeam (Vianden); IV in red, two gold lions passant guardant, one above the other (Dietz). Inescutcheon between I and II: in gold, a black fess (Moers). Inescutcheon between III and IV: in red, a silver fess counter embattled (Buren). Inescutcheon in the centre, parted quarterly: I and IV, in red, a gold bend (Châlons); II and III in gold, a blue bugle hunting horn with a red cord, red fittings, opened and mouthed; with an inescutcheon, chequered with gold and blue in three rows of three (Geneva)
    • motto, around the perimeter of the coat of arms on the front of the socle, painted: ‘Honi. Soit. Qui. Mal. y. Pense.’

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Creation

  • Creation

    sculptor: anonymous, Northern Netherlands

  • Dating

    c. 1647 - c. 1650

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    elm with polychromy

  • Dimensions

    • height 169 cm x width 70 cm x depth 45 cm (figure)
    • height 83 cm (base)
    • weight 43 kg

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  • Subject

  • Period

    1626 - 1650

Acquisition and rights

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; ? Koninklijk Museum, The Hague, 1808;{Possibly identical to the _Geboetseerd portret van Willem II levensgroot ten voeten uit en opgeschilderd_ (Modelled portrait of William II life-size full-length and painted on) in the 1808 inventory by J. Meerman, see Moes/Biema 1909, p. 103 under no. 249.} transferred to the Koninklijk Kabinet van Zeldzaamheden, The Hague; transferred to the Nederlandsch Museum voor Geschiedenis en Kunst, The Hague, 1875; transferred to the museum, 1885

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  • Stadholder William II (1626-1650), Prince of Orange
  • Stadholder William II (1626-1650), Prince of Orange
  • Stadholder William II (1626-1650), Prince of Orange