Portrait of Willem III (1650-1702), Prince of Orange and since 1689, King of England

Portrait of Willem III (1650-1702), Prince of Orange and since 1689, King of England

SK-A-3331

Portret van Willem III, prins van Oranje en sinds 1689 koning van Engeland. Kniestuk, staand in wapenrusting, met commandostaf in de rechterhand, de linkerhand in de zij. Rechts op een tafel ligt zijn helm met pluimen.

painter: Caspar Netscher

1670 - 1684

oil on canvas

height 49 cm x width 39.5 cm

Gift of Mr and Mrs Kessler-Hülsmann, Kapelle op den Bosch

gift 1940-03

Public domain

…; ? anonymous sale [section ‘The property of a Gentleman’], London (Christie’s), 19 May 1904, no. 6 as G. Netscher, 18 x 14.5 inch., £6.6, to Dawson;{Copy National Gallery, London.}…; ? anonymous sale, Amsterdam (C.F. Roos), 29 October 1912, no. 110;…; collection Dominicus Antonius Josephus Kessler (1855-1939) and Mrs A.C.M.H. Kessler-Hülsmann (1868-1947), Kapelle op den Bosch, near Mechelen;{Note RMA.} donated, with xx other objects, by Mrs A.C.M.H. Kessler-Hülsmann to the museum, 1940

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