Mary, Princess of Orange

William Faithorne after Sir Anthony van Dyck

Associated Names
William Faithorne

Artist, English, 1616 - 1691

Sir Anthony van Dyck

Artist After, Flemish, 1599 - 1641

The image shows the upper body of a woman, depicted from the torso upwards. Her head and shoulders are slightly turned to her left. She has a composed expression with evenly arched eyebrows, delicate features, and full lips. The woman's hair is styled in loose, voluminous curls that fall around her shoulders and are adorned with a string of pearls. She is wearing an ornate dress with a high neckline trimmed with lace and decorated with intricate embroidery and patterns. The dress features puffed sleeves with decorative elements on the shoulders. Around her neck is a pearl necklace. The background consists of an oval-shaped frame filled with a patterned design. The image includes decorative script beneath the oval frame denoting the subject's title and attributes.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 28.6 × 20.3 cm (11 1/4 × 8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1974.116.49

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 486, State i/iii


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1888

  • Fagan, Louis. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Engraved Works of William Faithorne. London: Bernard Quaritch, 1888.

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Wenceslaus Hollar, Simon Turner, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 486, state i/iii.

Wikidata ID

Q65579041

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