Stadholder William II (1626-1650), Prince of Orange, anonymous, c. 1647 - c. 1650

Title(s)

Stadholder William II (1626-1650), Prince of Orange

Object type

• figure

Object number

BK-NM-1007

Inscriptions / marks

• inscription, on the front and right side of the base, in raised relief: ‘P. Wilhelmus / II’
• coat of arms, on the base, in relief: parted quarterly: I in blue billetty gold, a gold lion rampant (Nassau); II in gold, a red lion rampant guardant, crowned blue (Katzenelnbogen); III in red, a silver crossbeam (Vianden); IV in red, two gold lions passant guardant, one above the other (Dietz). Inescutcheon between I and II: in gold, a black fess (Moers). Inescutcheon between III and IV: in red, a silver fess counter embattled (Buren). Inescutcheon in the centre, parted quarterly: I and IV, in red, a gold bend (Châlons); II and III in gold, a blue bugle hunting horn with a red cord, red fittings, opened and mouthed; with an inescutcheon, chequered with gold and blue in three rows of three (Geneva)
• motto, around the perimeter of the coat of arms on the front of the socle, painted: ‘Honi. Soit. Qui. Mal. y. Pense.’

Description

Willem is afgebeeld als stadhouder in ruiterharnas, commandostaf in zijn rechterhand. Hij draagt de versierselen van de Orde van de Kouseband. Op de sokkel het wapen van de Prins.

Artist

• sculptor: anonymous

Place

Northern Netherlands

Dating

c. 1647 - c. 1650

Physical features

elm with polychromy

Material

• elm (wood)

Measurements

height 169 cm × width 70 cm × depth 45 cm (figure)
height 83 cm (base)
weight 43 kg

What

• historical persons

When

• 1626 - 1650

Who

• William II (Prince of Orange)
• Orde van de Kouseband

Acquisition

transferred 1875

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance

Related

• Voetstuk van beeld prins Willem II

• De VOC in bedrijf 1602-1799, Harm-Jaap Stevens
• Beeldhouwkunst in het Rijksmuseum [Amsterdam], Jaap Leeuwenberg, cat.nr. 259
• Documentatiemap Beeldhouwkunst & Kunstnijverheid.