Frontispiece Design for Frederick Hendrick van Nassauw

Pieter Jansz, c. 1651

This second, worked out drawing served as the model for the engraver. In this definitive design it is clear to see that Mars, the god of war, presents a sword to Frederick Henry. Above them, Fame trumpets the prince’s glory. Concord, with arrows representing the seven Dutch provinces, Navigation, the provider of wealth, and Liberty with her hat on a stick can also be recognized.

  • Artwork typedrawing, design
  • Object numberRP-T-1964-27
  • Dimensionsheight 290 mm x width 169 mm
  • Physical characteristicspenseel in grijs, pen in bruin, verso ingewreven met zwart krijt, witte dekverf

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Frontispiece Design for Frederick Hendrick van Nassauw

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-T-1964-27


Creation

  • Creation

    • draftsman (artist): Pieter Jansz
    • draftsman (artist): Jacob van Meurs [rejected attribution]
  • Dating

    c. 1651

  • Search further with


Material and technique

  • Physical description

    penseel in grijs, pen in bruin, verso ingewreven met zwart krijt, witte dekverf

  • Dimensions

    height 290 mm x width 169 mm


This work is about

  • Person

  • Subject


Acquisition and rights

  • Copyright

  • Provenance

    …; acquired by the museum, as anonymous (possibly N. Knüpfer?), with 14 other objects, in exchange for an unknown amount of prints and photos, from the Iconografisch Bureau, The Hague, 1964

  • Remarks

    Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.


Documentation


Persistent URL