Prince Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, Stadholder of the United Provinces (1584-1647)
Michiel Jansz. van Miereveldt (Delft 1567 – Delft 1641)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1623 (signed and dated)
Materials
Oil on panel
Measurements
699 x 597 mm (27 1/2 x 23 1/2 in)
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Ashdown House, Oxfordshire
NT 493066
Summary
Oil painting on panel, Prince Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, Stadholder of the United Provinces (1584-1647) by Michel Miereveldt (1567-1641), signed and dated "Ao.1623 M.Mierevelt". A head-and-shoulders portrait to right in armour and high lace collar, and gold embroidered sash over his right shoulder and across his chest. Varnish shiny and opaque.
Provenance
Combe Abbey, 1866, cat. no. 303;Acquired at the auction of the Craven Collection at Sotheby's in 1968. Accepted by HM Government in lieu of inheritance tax and allocated to the National Trust for display at Ashdown House, 1968.
Credit line
Ashdown House, The Craven Collection (acquired by HM Treasury and transferred to the National Trust in 1968)
Marks and inscriptions
Signed and dated "Ao.1623 M.Mierevelt".
Makers and roles
Michiel Jansz. van Miereveldt (Delft 1567 – Delft 1641), artist