MICHIEL VAN MIEREVELT (Delft 1567-1641) and Studio

Portrait of a nobleman,half-length, thought to be Frederick Hendrick, Prince of Orangeand Stadholder of the United Provinces (1584-1647), in a jerkin over a gold embroidered brown coat, with an orange sash

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MICHIEL VAN MIEREVELT (Delft 1567-1641) and Studio
Portrait of a nobleman,half-length, thought to be Frederick Hendrick, Prince of Orangeand Stadholder of the United Provinces (1584-1647), in a jerkin over a gold embroidered brown coat, with an orange sash
signed (?) and dated (?) 'A. 1632./M. Miereveld.centre left)

oil on panel
27 x 23 in. (69.2 x 58.4 cm.)

Provenance

Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia (1596-1662), from whom passed either by direct gift or by eventual bequest from her son, Prince Rupert of the Rhine to
William, 1st Baron and Earl of Craven (1608-1697) and by descent to
Cornelia, Countess of Craven; (+) sale, Sotheby's, London, 27 November 1968, lot 101, as Michiel van Miereveld, signed and dated 1632, 'A Portrait of a nobleman', where purchased by the present owner.

Lot Essay

When in exile in The Hague, the 'Winter Queen' continued to add to her collection of portraits. This eventually passed to her loyal friend, William, 1st Earl of Craven, upon whose generosity she long depended. The collection was divided between his three houses, Hampstead Marshall and Ashdown in Berkshire, and Combe Abbey in Warwickshire.

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