Name: Antique Master Print-FREDERIK-HENDRIK-PRINS-ORANJE-PORTRAIT-Delff-Mierevelt-1634
SKU: PICTURA-12336
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Antique Master Print-FREDERIK-HENDRIK-PRINS-ORANJE-PORTRAIT-Delff-Mierevelt-1634

€795.00

‘FRED. HENRIC. D.G. PRINC. ARAUSIONENSIUM COMES NASSOVIAE ETC.’ (FULL LATIN TITULATURE IN OVAL BORDER AND EXTENDED DEDICATION TEXT BELOW).’

– Oval half-length portrait of Frederik Hendrik, Prince of Orange, in richly decorated armour with lace collar and Order medallion. Curtain backdrop within an architectural oval frame; extensive Latin inscription beneath detailing his titles and dignities.

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Description

Medium: Engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 29.1 x 37.5 cm (11.46 x 14.76 inch). Image size: 25 x 32 cm. (9.84 x 12.6 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Light foxing, creasing, and soiling. Some remains of paper from attachment. Small chip in bottom right paper edge margin. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

FREDERIK HENDRIK, PRINCE OF ORANGE, WILLEM JACOBSZ DELFF, MICHIEL VAN MIEREVELT, DUTCH GOLDEN AGE, 1634, ENGRAVED PORTRAIT, HOUSE OF ORANGE, STADHOLDER | PCO-EXPO-PORTRAITS

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Source: unknown, to be determined.

Reference: Inventarisnummer BdH 2424 (PK); Collection Dr. J.C.J. Bierens de Haan (1951).

Biography engraver: Willem Jacobsz. Delff (1580-1638) was a Dutch engraver from Delft, renowned for his refined portrait engravings after leading painters of the Dutch Golden Age. He frequently collaborated with Michiel van Mierevelt and became one of the foremost reproductive engravers of official and aristocratic portraits in the early 17th century.

Biography artist: Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt (1566-1641) was a prominent Dutch portrait painter of the Golden Age, based in Delft. He portrayed members of the House of Orange, statesmen, and scholars. His workshop produced numerous official likenesses that were widely disseminated through engravings.