Portrait of Mary Stuart (1662-95), Wife of Prince William III
Also titled Portret van Maria Stuart, echtgenote van prins Willem III
Caspar Netscher (Heidelberg, 1639–1684)
c. 1683
- Medium
- canvas, oil paint (paint)
- Classification
- painting
- Dimensions
- depth 5.5 cm
- Museum
- Rijksmuseum
- Credit line
- On loan from the City of Amsterdam (A. van der Hoop Bequest)
- Rights
- Public Domain Mark, as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed
About this work
William III and Mary II by Caspar Netscher, between 1677 and 1684. In 1677 Stadholder William III married his niece Mary Stuart, daughter of the heir to the English throne, later James II. The two portraits form a pair. They were painted by Caspar Netscher, a popular portrait artist in The Hague. Mary is wearing an orange dress; the ermine cloak indicates her royal lineage. In contrast to the homely setting in which Mary is shown, William is depicted with acavalry battle in the background. He is wearing armour and beside him is a helmetwith an orange plume. William is carrying his staff of command. The stadholder was captain general of the army.
