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Portrait of Charlotte de Bourbon
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Portrait of Charlotte de Bourbon

Hendrick Goltzius · 1581 · etching; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Oval portrait of Charlotte de Bourbon, third wife of William of Orange, standing behind a table with a book and a handkerchief. Charlotte is surrounded by the personifications of the four elements: water, air, fire and earth, and appropriate biblical scenes in the background. Border text in the oval and Latin inscriptions in the frame below the oval. (Pendant of the portrait of William of Orange)

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit linePortret van Charlotte de Bourbon. 1581. Hendrick Goltzius. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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