Portrait of Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange-Nassau

1632 · Hoogsteder and Hoogsteder, The Hague

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Frederick Henry (1584-1647) was the youngest son of Prince William of Orange, founding father of the House of Orange-Nassau. He became stadholder of Holland and Zeeland in 1625, and was given command of the Dutch republic's armed and naval forces. Despite the republican form of government of the Netherlands, Frederick Henry, together with his consort Amalia of Solms, maintained a surprisingly regal status.

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Portrait of Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange-Nassau

About the Artist

Michiel Jansz. van Miereveld

1567 – 1641

Miereveld or Mierevelt, Dutch portrait painter, active mainly in his native Delft. In 1625 in The Hague he became Painter of the Princes of Orange. His portraits are mostly small in size, often busts only. They are dull and repetitive, but meticulously crafted and of great value as historical records. He was highly successful and enormously prolific. It is reported that Miereveld himself estimated that he made about 10.000 portraits.

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