| Method | Copper engraving |
| Artist | Pieter de Jode the Younger after Anthony van Dyck |
| Published | c. 1641 (later 17th century impression) |
| Dimensions | Image 163 x 120 mm, Plate 168 x 124 mm, Sheet 198 x 147 mm |
| Notes |
A three-quarter length portrait of Princess Mary, the eldest daughter of Charles I. Mary is seen stood, facing the viewer, her left arm resting upon the back of a chair. She wears an elaborately laced dress, her hair partially up in a pearled crown with curls cascading either side of her face. Princess Mary, Princess Royal, Princess of Orange and Countess of Nassau (1631 – 1660) was the eldest daughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland, and Ireland and his Queen, Henrietta Maria. She was the wife of William II, Prince of Orange and Count of Nassau (27 May 1626–6 November 1650) and the mother of King William III of England and Ireland, II of Scotland (14 November 1650–8 May 1702). Mary Stuart or Mary of Orange, as she was also known, was the first daughter of a British Sovereign to hold the title Princess Royal. Pieter de Jode the Younger (1601-1674) son and disciple of the Pieter de Jode the Elder. In 1628, he was admitted into the Guild of St. Luke, Antwerp. In 1631 and 1632, he and his father practised engraving in Paris. When Pieter de Jode the Younger returned to Antwerp he worked almost exclusively for Van Dyck and accompanied him on several occasions to live and work in England. Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641) was one of the most prominent Flemish Baroque painters. Born in Antwerp, he was a pupil of Hendrik van Balen, but was soon noticed by Rubens with whom he would work closely during his early career. Van Dyck became a master of the St Luke Guild in 1618, went on to paint in Italy from 1621-1626, and then worked predominantly in England from 1632 onwards, where he was knighted by Charles I. Van Dyck was very prolific, he produced many portraits for members of the European aristocracy, as well as religious and mythological paintings and works on paper. O'Donoghue 18 Condition: Diagonal crease to lower half of sheet. Unidentified watermark. 'A 1820' collectors mark in ink to verso. |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £100.00 |
| Stock ID | 52591 |