William of Nassau, borne Prince of Orange [and] the Lady Mary, Princesse of Great Brittaine

Pennington, R. Descriptive catalogue of the etched work of Wenceslaus Hollar: 1307 and 1324
Folger bibliographic ID: 254796
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Folger holdings ID: 334724

Left oval, William of Nassau: half right, with long curly hair, he wears a white collar with a deep lace border over a patterned doublet unbuttoned in the lower part and a tall black hat with a wide curved brim and a feather falling behind. Right oval, Princess Mary: half left, she wears a small jewelled cap on the back of her head, a row of pearls, and a lace-edged collar. She has ringlets to her shoulders.--Adapted from Pennington

General notes

Two oval portraits etched on the same plate. State 2 of 2 (see Pennington)

Exhibited

Exhibited: Impressions of Wenceslaus Hollar, curated by Rachel Doggett, Julie L. Biggs, and Carol Brobeck, Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C., September 25, 1996-February 3, 1997

Extended title: William of Nassau, borne Prince of Orange [and] the Lady Mary, Princesse of Great Brittaine W. Hollar fecit, 1641

Mary, Princess Royal of England, 1631-1660 William II, Prince of Orange, 1626-1650

printmaker: Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607-1677
depiction: Mary, Princess Royal of England, 1631-1660
depiction: William II, Prince of Orange, 1626-1650
publisher: Banks, Thomas, active 1637-1649