Centsprent: Willem V, in leven prins van Oranje en Nassau, stadhou-/der, capitein generaal en admiraal der Nederlanden, no. 43.

Print in remembrance of Willem V (William V of Orange), portrayed in military uniform on horseback, in a landscape with a mansion and trees; in a floral border with 2 chalices and putti, and at the top his initial ‘W’ with the vanitas symbols of an hour glass, and a skull and bones.Zaltbommel, Noman (1814 - 1830), mentioned on the print: ‘Bij J. Noman, Boekdrukker te Z Boemel’; numbered ‘No. 43’ in bottom right corner. l Large woodcut illustration (200 x 195 mm) on handmade paper, paper mounted on cardboard, hand coloured in blue, green and brown; caption in letterpress; total: 370 x 313 mm; folded twice; small tears along the vertical fold; a small tear on the left, repaired with tape.De Meyer p. 246, Boerma p. 791 (Noman 43). CP044

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Catalogue: Centsprenten, Handcoloured Helden Popular prints Portraits Portretten, Prenten, Prints Royal family Royals Royalty Vaderlandse Vorsten, Woodcut

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The most renowned Henr[i]etta Maria of England, Scotland, France and Ireland Queene

Queen Henrietta Maria (1609 - 1669), Queen of Charles I, with three of her nine daughters: Mary (the Princess Royal), Anne and Elizabeth. Anne died aged three from tuberculosis. Elizabeth was kept prisoner in England throughout her childhood during the English Civil War, also contracted the tuberculosis and died aged fourteen. Mary subsequently died in December 1660. The queen holds a lily and stands beside a table on which symbolic objects are placed including a rosary, an open book and a watch. Engraving on hand laid paper, attached to carrier sheet, sheet size 265 x 213 mm., carrier size 320 x 268 mm. Anonymous engraving, published ca. 1640 and sold by C. Dicey in London. In good condition, cropped within platemark. Some faint surface soiling in the image area. The publisher's address (between the image and the caption) was cropped out. One of the two copies in the National Galleries of Scotland has received the same treatment, suggesting this print was later sold by another dealer. Nevertheless a fine impression of this rare print.

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