Jan Blommendael

Bust of Stadholder-King William III (1650-1702)

Jan Blommendael  Buste van koning-stadhouder Willem III (1650-1702)
Jan Blommendael  Buste van koning-stadhouder Willem III (1650-1702)
Jan Blommendael  Buste van koning-stadhouder Willem III (1650-1702)
Jan Blommendael  Buste van koning-stadhouder Willem III (1650-1702)
Jan Blommendael  Buste van koning-stadhouder Willem III (1650-1702)

Jan Blommendael
Bust of Stadholder-King William III (1650-1702)

Visitabile tra Sala 15

The Dutch stadholder Prince Willem III of Orange was married to Mary Stuart, the eldest daughter of King James II of England. In 1689, they were crowned king and queen of England. Ten years later, Blommendael sculpted this portrait of the king-stadholder.

Willem III is portrayed as a powerful monarch, with an ermine cloak and the chain of the Order of the Garter. In the latest fashion, he is wearing an allonge wig, which Blommendael has brought to life by drilling holes in the marble.

Dettagli tecnici
Jan Blommendael  Buste van koning-stadhouder Willem III (1650-1702)

Jan Blommendael
Bust of Stadholder-King William III (1650-1702)

Visitabile tra Sala 15

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Informazioni generali
Jan Blommendael (The Hague c. 1650 - 1702 Amsterdam)
Bust of Stadholder-King William III (1650-1702)
sculpture
361
Sala 15
Materiale e dettagli tecnici
N/A
white marble
80 cm diameter
Iscrizione
at left, on the pedestal: J. Blommendael. F
at right, on the pedestal: 1699. / HAGÆ COMITIS.

Origine

Art dealer Le Besconte Picard, Liège; acquired by King William I, 1820