Print Description
Portrait of William II, Prince of Orange, dressed in armour. In the middle of the portrait a dove of peace and below it a representation of the Peace of M?nster. On the ground are sword, commander’s staff, laurel wreath and a cornucopia.
Made by Pieter Tanje after Gerard van Honthorst.
Medium: Engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 31 x 44.3 cm (12.2 x 17.44 inch). Image size: 23.9 x 37.1 cm. (9.41 x 14.61 inch).
Condition: good, given age. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
PORTRAIT-WILLIAM II-PRINCE OF ORANGE | PORTRAIS – MISC
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Publisher: Societ. Bibliopol. Rotterod.
Biography engraver: Pieter Tanje (1706-1761) was an 18th-century engraver from the Northern Netherlands.
Biography artist: Gerard van Honthorst (1592-1656) was a Dutch Golden Age painter who became known for his depiction of artificially lit scenes, eventually receiving the nickname Gherardo delle Notti (“Gerard of the Nights”). Early in his career he visited Rome, where he had great success painting in a style influenced by Caravaggio. Following his return to the Netherlands he became a leading portrait painter. Van Honthorst’s contemporaries included Utrecht painters Hendrick Ter Brugghen and Dirck van Baburen.
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