Prince Charles Louis, Elector Palatine of the Rhine (1617–1680)
Gerrit van Honthorst (Utrecht 1590 – Utrecht 1656)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1620 - 1656
Materials
Oil on panel
Measurements
743 x 603 mm (29 1/4 x 23 3/4 in)
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Ashdown House, Oxfordshire
NT 493056
Summary
Oil painting on panel, Prince Charles Louis, Elector Palatine of the Rhine (1617–1680) by Gerrit van Honthorst (1590-1656). A painted oval head-and-shoulders portrait, to right with long hair, falling lace collar over armour, green sash and, possibly, the Order of St Esprit. Painted oval panel with decorated spandrels and inscribed in gold: Prince Maurice.
Provenance
Combe Abbey (1866 cat. 194, as: “Maurice Prince Palatine … ditto [= G. Honthorst]” cat. as: “Prince Maurice, long dark hair”); 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 Prince Maurice.
Makers and roles
Gerrit van Honthorst (Utrecht 1590 – Utrecht 1656), artist