The Mauritshuis has added a remarkable little painting to its collection: an ivory miniature created by Wilhelmina of Prussia. She was the wife of William V, Prince of Orange, the last Stadtholder of the Netherlands. William V owned a major art collection and was the first in the Netherlands to make it publicly accessible, in Prince William V Gallery. Among the works in that collection was the Portrait of Peeter Stevens (c. 1590–1668) by Anthony van Dyck. Wilhelmina of Prussia later created this beautiful miniature copy of that painting.
We are delighted that this remarkable work, part of both the history of the Mauritshuis and the history of the Netherlands, is now on display at the Mauritshuis. The miniature is currently on view in Gallery 2, alongside the Anthony van Dyck painting that served as its model. Next year, it will return to the Prince William V Gallery, where its story began.