We don’t have an image of this object online yet. V&A Images may have a photograph that we can’t show online, but it may be possible to supply one to you. Email us at vaimages@vam.ac.uk for guidance about fees and timescales, quoting the accession number: E.531-1993
Find out about our images

Image of Gallery in South Kensington
Request to view at the Prints & Drawings Study Room, level D , Case EM, Shelf 50

His Royal Highness the Prince of Orange says goodbye to his wife as he leaves for England to help the Protestants

Print
1688 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A mezzotint depicting William of Orange saying goodbye to his wife Mary before he leaves for England.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • His Royal Highness the Prince of Orange says goodbye to his wife as he leaves for England to help the Protestants (alternative title)
  • Ofscheyd van zyn K.d.H den Heer Prins van Orangie gedaen aan zyn K. Gemalinne Mevrouwe de Princesse van Orange gaende na Engeland tot hulp van de Protestanten (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Mezzotint
Brief description
Print by Jacob Gole, 'His Royal Highness the Prince of Orange says goodbye to his wife as he leaves for England to help the Protestants', mezzotint, Dutch, 1688
Physical description
A mezzotint depicting William of Orange saying goodbye to his wife Mary before he leaves for England.
Dimensions
  • Plate height: 25.4cm
  • Plate width: 34.4cm
  • Sheet height: 26.1cm
  • Sheet width: 35cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1993
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'J. Gole Fe. et ex.' (Signed)
  • '
  • 'Ofscheyd van zyn K.d.H den Heer Prins van Orangie gedaen aan zyn K. Gemalinne Mevrouwe de Princesse van Orange gaende na Engeland tot hulp van de Protestanten/ Cum Previlegie Ordin. Holland. et W. Fris' (Lettered with title)
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1993
  • Another impression: R.P. Maccubbin and M. Hamilton-Phillips, The Age of William III and Mary II: Power, Politics and Patronage 1688-1702, The College of William and Mary in Virginia, Williamsburg, 1989, p.221 (illus).
  • Maccubbin, R. P. and Hamilton-Phillips M. (eds.). The age of William III & Mary II : power, politics, and patronage, 1688-1702. Williamsburg: The College of William and Mary in Virginia, c1989. 416pp, illus. ISBN: 0962208108.
Collection
Accession number
E.531-1993

About this object record

Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.

You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.

Suggest feedback

Record createdMarch 19, 2009
Record URL
Download as: JSON