Studio of Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt Delft 1567 - 1641

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Description

Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt
Portrait of Stadholder Frederick Hendrick, Prince of Orange (1584 - 1647)
oil on panel, in a carved and gilt wood frame

Provenance

The Hanoverian Royal Collection;
Prince Ernst August of Hanover (1545-1923) Fideikommiss, 1843 and 1846;
Prince Ernst August of Hanover Fideikommiss-Galerie, 1905, no. 325;
Believed to have been acquired by the grandfather of the present owner during the early part of the 20th century.

Exhibited

Amsterdam, 8 Sept. - 31 Oct. 1898, Oranje-Nassan Tentoonstelling.

Catalogue Note

A studio version of a design by Mierevelt, known in numerous versions, including a painting in the Mauritshuis, The Hague (reproduced in H.R. Hoetink, et al, The Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis, 1985, p. 400, no. 100).