File:Willem II prince of Orange and Maria Stuart.jpg

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Artist



Alternative names	Gerard Honthorst, Gerard Hermansz. van Honthorst, Gerardus Honthorst, Gerrit van Hondhorst, Gerrit Honthorst, Gerrit van Honthorst, Gherardo Fiammingo, Gherardo della Notte, Gherardo delle Notti, Gherardo Delle Notti
Description	Dutch painter, printmaker and ornamental painter
Date of birth/death	14 November 1590	27 April 1656
Location of birth/death	Utrecht (city)	Utrecht (city)
Work location	Utrecht (city), Rome (1610–1620), Utrecht (city) (1620–1628), London (May 1628-December 1628), The Hague (1637–1651), Utrecht (city) (1652–1656)
Authority control	WorldCat

Title

Double-portrait of William II (1626-1650), Prince of Orange, and his wife Mary Stuart (1631-1660).

Description

Part of a series, together with File:Gerrit van Honthorst - Portret van Friedrich Wilhelm I, keurvorst van Brandenburg (1620-1688) en zijn echtgenote Louise Henriette van Nassau (1627-1667) Rijksmuseum.jpg and File:Gerrit van Honthorst - Frederik Hendrik met familie.jpg.

Date

1647

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

Height: 302 cm (118.9 in). Width: 194.3 cm (76.5 in).

Current location

( Inventory) Rijksmuseum Amsterdam

	Native name	Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
	Location	Amsterdam
	Coordinates	52° 21′ 35.89″ N, 4° 53′ 7.17″ E
	Established	1800
	Website	rijksmuseum.nl
	Authority control	WorldCat

Accession number

SK-A-871

Object history

circa 1647: commissioned by Amalia of Solms (1602-1675) for the ‘Grote Kabinet’, Huis ten Bosch, The Hague
1795: nationalized

by 1876: Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Amsterdam

Inscriptions

Signature and date bottom left: G.Honthorst. 1647

References

Rijksmuseum Amsterdam online catalogue, as Portret van Willem II (1626-50), prins van Oranje, en zijn echtgenote Maria Stuart (1631-60).

RKDimages, Art-work number 21444, as Double-portrait of Willem II van Oranje-Nassau (1626-1650) and Maria Stuart (1631-1660).

Source/Photographer

www.rijksmuseum.nl : Home : Info

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