William of Nassau, borne Prince of Orange.
W. Hollar fecit [1641]
Cum privil: Regis
Etching, sheet 215 x 145mm (8½ x 5¾").
William II, Prince of Orange (1626-50), etched by Wenceslaus Hollar in 1641, the year that the fifteen year-old William married Princess Mary, daughter of Charles I. In 1647 William succeeded his father as Prince of Orange; his son became William III. Hollar (1607-77) was a printmaker from Bohemia who spent most of his career working in England after meeting Thomas Howard, second earl of Arundel, in Cologne in 1636.
Pennington 1324 (unlisted state before the year 1641 added after Hollar's name but after state in BM which is before Hollar's name added).
[Ref: 42230] £240.00
Cum privil: Regis
Etching, sheet 215 x 145mm (8½ x 5¾").
William II, Prince of Orange (1626-50), etched by Wenceslaus Hollar in 1641, the year that the fifteen year-old William married Princess Mary, daughter of Charles I. In 1647 William succeeded his father as Prince of Orange; his son became William III. Hollar (1607-77) was a printmaker from Bohemia who spent most of his career working in England after meeting Thomas Howard, second earl of Arundel, in Cologne in 1636.
Pennington 1324 (unlisted state before the year 1641 added after Hollar's name but after state in BM which is before Hollar's name added).
[Ref: 42230] £240.00