Portrait of Willem Lodewijk (1560-1620), Count of Nassau, Nicknamed in Frisian ‘us heit’ (our father)

workshop of Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt, workshop of Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt, workshop of Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt, workshop of Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt, 1609

Portret van Willem Lodewijk (1560-1620), graaf van Nassau, genaamd 'us heit'. Buste naar rechts, in wapenrusting. Onderdeel van de reeks portretten afkomstig uit het Stadhouderlijk Hof te Leeuwarden.

Artwork typepainting
Object numberSK-A-525
Dimensionssupport: height 29.8 cm x width 24.1 cm
Physical characteristicsoil on panel

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Portrait of Willem Lodewijk (1560-1620), Count of Nassau, Nicknamed in Frisian ‘us heit’ (our father)

Identification

Title(s)
Portrait of Willem Lodewijk (1560-1620), Count of Nassau, Nicknamed in Frisian ‘us heit’ (our father)
Object type
Object number
SK-A-525
Description
Portret van Willem Lodewijk (1560-1620), graaf van Nassau, genaamd 'us heit'. Buste naar rechts, in wapenrusting. Onderdeel van de reeks portretten afkomstig uit het Stadhouderlijk Hof te Leeuwarden.
Inscriptions / marks
- inscription and date, centre left, indistinct: ‘AEta. 50 Aº 1609 / mirevelt’
- inscription, top: ‘Graef Wilhelm Lodewijck van Nassau Stadhouder / AEtatis 60 obijt in Leeuwaden. Aº 1604’
Part of catalogue
Catalogue reference
H. Brand en J.W. Koopmans, 'Willem Lodewijk, Stadhouder en strateeg (1560-1620-2020)’, Hilversum 2020, p. 106

Creation

Creation
- painter: workshop of Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt
- painter: workshop of Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt
Dating
1609
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Material and technique

Physical description
oil on panel
Material
Dimensions
support: height 29.8 cm x width 24.1 cm

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Person
Subject

Acquisition and rights

Acquisition
nationalization 1795 1795
Copyright
Public domain
Provenance
? Commissioned by or for Willem Lodewijk (1560-1620), Stadholder of Friesland; inventory, Frisian Stadholder’s Court, Leeuwarden, 16 August 1633, furniture room (‘Graeff Willem Lodewick van Nassau’);{Drossaers/Lunsingh Scheurleer II, 1974, p. 39, no. 176.} ? inventory, Frisian Stadholder’s Court, Leeuwarden, 12-14 and 27 September 1731, furniture attic (‘Veertig kleine portraitjes gekomen uit een schoorsteen.’);{Drossaers/Lunsingh Scheurleer II, 1974, p. 418, no. 869.} ? inventory, Frisian Stadholder’s Court, Leeuwarden, 1764, furniture attic (‘Tweeënveertig kleine portraitjes, gekomen uit een schoorsteen.’);{Drossaers/Lunsingh Scheurleer III, 1976, p. 74, no. 1157.}...; first recorded in the museum in 1800/01;{Van Thiel 1981a, p. 191, nos. 50-63, p. 192, nos. 65-78, 79-92.} on loan to the Oranje-Nassau Museum, The Hague, 1926-32

Documentation

H. Brand en J.W. Koopmans, 'Willem Lodewijk, Stadhouder en strateeg (1560-1620-2020)’, Hilversum 2020, p. 106

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