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Guillaume Henry par le grace de Dieu, Prince d’Orange, et de Nassau

Print
late 17th century (printed)
Artist/Maker
Pierre Philippe (engraver)
Abraham Ragueneau (artist)
Place of origin
France (printed)

Print, three-quarter-length portrait of William III when a boy, wearing the badge of the Order of the Gater, holding a truncheon and resting his left arm on a plumed helmet. In the background is a hilly landscape and a formal garden.


Object details

Categories
Portraits
Prints
Royalty
Object type
Print
TitleGuillaume Henry par le grace de Dieu, Prince d’Orange, et de Nassau (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Engraving
Brief description
Print, portrait of William III when Prince of Orange, engraving by Pierre Philippe after Abraham Ragueneau, late 17th century.
Physical description
Print, three-quarter-length portrait of William III when a boy, wearing the badge of the Order of the Gater, holding a truncheon and resting his left arm on a plumed helmet. In the background is a hilly landscape and a formal garden.
Dimensions
  • Height: 37.1cm
  • Width: 33.3cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1960: Volume 2, Edgar Seligman Gift. London: HMSO, 1966.
Style
French School
Marks and inscriptions
'Guillaume Henry par le grace de Dieu, Prince d’Orange, et de Nassau, Comte de Catzenelleboge, Vianden, Diets, Lingen, Meurs, Bueren, Leerdam, etc. Marquis de Vere et de Flessingue, Seigneur & Baron de Breda &c. / A Raguenau pinxit. P. Philippe sculpsit' (Lettered)
Credit line
Given by Edgar Seligman
Subjects depicted
Prince
Boy
Child
Truncheon
Garden
Landscape
Helmet
William III
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1960: Volume 2, Edgar Seligman Gift. London: HMSO, 1966.
  • Le Blanc, Charles. Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes. Paris. É Bouillon, 1854-1908.
  • O'Donoghue, Freeman. British Museum: Catalogue of Engraved British Portraits. London: Printed by order of the Trustees, 1908-25.
  • Someren, Jan Frederik van. Beschrijvende catalogus van gegraveerde portretten van Nederlanders. Amsterdam: F. Muller, 1888-91. 3 v.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.3404-1960

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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