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[Portraits of their Highnesses William Frederick, William George Frederick, & Frederica Louisa Wilhelmina, Princes and Princesses of Orange and Nassau.] From a Picture in the possession of Her Royal Highness the Princess of Orange and Nassau, &c &c.
Painted by Tischbein, Portrait Painter to his Serene Highness the Prince of Waldeck &c &c &c. Engraved by J.R.Smith Mezzotinto Engraver to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales &c &c.
London, Publish'd July 1 1790 by A.G. de Poggi.
Mezzotint, scratched letter proof before title. 530 x 650mm. Paper toned, holes repaired, margins chipped with loss. Bit messy.
The children of William V of Orange, the last Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic, with Willem Frederik and Frederica standing together, holding a letter, and William George Frederick sitting at a desk, on which is a Dutch sea atlas. A celestial globe stands behind. A scarce item. Willem Frederik proclaimed himself the first King of the Netherlands in 1815 but abdicated in 1840. CS: 124, state ii of iii. Frankau 260; D'Oench 306. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 67168] £450.00
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