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Portrait of Maurice, Prince of Orange

  • burin engraving, paper
  • 307 x 177 mm
  • Inv. 2013-QB

Public Domain

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Maurice's portrait is encased in an oval braided laurel wreath held by an allegorical figure seated between two columns, holding a snake, mirror and command staff. A battle can be seen in the background. This is a print from a series of seven portraits of historical figures.

Artist

Gerard Valck RKD
Amsterdam 1652 - Amsterdam 1726
engravers (printmakers)AAT

Adriaen van der Werff RKD
Kralingen 1659 - Rotterdam 1722
after

Title Portrait of Maurice, Prince of Orange
Period 17th century
18th century
Medium and support burin engraving AAT
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings inscription outside the depiction, centre below: maursce, (spatie) Prince d'Orange
inscription outside the depiction, below: Mon pere massacré, tout était en alarme/ Lorsque je pris sa place, et marchai sur ses pas:
inscription outside the depiction, below: Du furrieux Duc d'Albe il arréta le bras,/ Et j'arrétai celui du sage du sage Duc de Parme.
inscription outside the depiction, bottom left: Adrn. vander Werff pinx.
inscription bottom right, outside the depiction: G. Valck sculps.
inscription on the reverse: E [?]
inscription on the back, bottom right: 30/ 2075 [?]
Collection print room
Object type burin engraving AAT
reproductive prints AAT
Inventory number 2013-QB
Acquisition credit unknown
Current whereabouts Work currently not on display
Permalink https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2013-QB
IIIF Manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/8525/manifest.json
Art & Architecture Thesaurus 300189808 figures (representations) AAT
300015637 portraits AAT
300055866 allegory (artistic device) AAT
Keywords Iconclass 25F42 snakes Iconclass
26A clouds Iconclass
31A71 male sex; man Iconclass
31A72 female sex; woman Iconclass
31AA235 sitting figure - AA - female human figure Iconclass
31D14 adult man Iconclass
44B15121 prince Iconclass
45C22 armour Iconclass
48(+431) art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass
61B2(MAURICE OF ORANGE) historical person (MAURICE OF ORANGE) Iconclass
School / Style Rococo AAT
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