Princess Mary Stuart, Princess of Orange (1631 - 1660)
Gerrit van Honthorst (Utrecht 1590 – Utrecht 1656)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1640 - 1680
Materials
Oil on panel
Measurements
737 x 591 mm (29 x 23 1/4 in)
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Ashdown House, Oxfordshire
NT 493052
Summary
Oil painting on panel, Princess Mary Henrietta Stuart, Princess of Orange-Nassau (1631-1660), previously incorrectly catalogued as Princess Elizabeth, Princess Royal, Abbess of Hervorden (Herford) (1618-1680) by Gerrit van Honthorst (1590-1656), signed "G.Honthorst", GH in monogram and inscribed, top, in gold lettring: La Princess Royale. A painted oval, half-length portrait to right, wearing a green dress joined in front with pearl clasps, a pearl necklace in her hair and another, with large pendant pearl, round her neck. Gilt wood frame with beading and guilloche bands.
Provenance
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
Inscribed with name of sitter. Signed "G.Honthorst",GH in monogram.
Makers and roles
Gerrit van Honthorst (Utrecht 1590 – Utrecht 1656), artist