King William III, as Prince of Orange (1650–1702)
attributed to Jan de Baen (Haarlem 1633 – The Hague 1702)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1665 - 1670
Materials
oil on canvas (oval)
Measurements
627 x 533 mm
Place of origin
Holland
Order this imageCollection
Dyrham, Gloucestershire
NT 453821
Summary
Oil painting on canvas (oval), William III, as a Prince of Orange (1650–1702), attributed to Jan de Baen (Haarlem 1633 – The Hague 1702), 1665/70. A head-and-shoulders oval framed portrait of William III as a young man, his head facing the viewer but turned slightly to the left. He is wearing gold brocade and a red cloak, with long, dark hair falling over his shoulders. A print, of which there are two impressions in the British Museum, states that the original painting is by Jan de Baen.
Provenance
Sale: Blathwayt collection, 29 February 1956; purchased for the National Trust from Christie's, 24 July 1987, lot 85.
Credit line
Dyrham Park, The Blathwayt Collection (National Trust)
Makers and roles
attributed to Jan de Baen (Haarlem 1633 – The Hague 1702), artist previously catalogued as by Jan de Baen (Haarlem 1633 – The Hague 1702), artist previously catalogued as attributed to Abraham Ragueneau (baptised London 1623 - after 1681) , artist previously catalogued as after Caspar Netscher (Heidelberg 1639 – The Hague 1684), artist previously catalogued as follower of Pieter Nason (c.1612 - The Hague 1688/1690) , artist
References
Ingamells, 2009: John Ingamells, Later Stuart Portraits 1685-1714, National Portrait Gallery, London, 2009, p.329 Prized Possessions: Dutch Paintings from National Trust Houses (exh. cat.), Holburne Museum, Bath 25 May - 16 Sep 2018; Mauritshuis, The Hague, 11 Oct 2018 - 6 Jan 2019; Petworth House, West Sussex, 26 Jan - 24 Mar 2019., pp. 52-5, no. 1