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Portrait of Anne of Hanover, Princess of Orange-Nassau
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Portrait of Anne of Hanover, Princess of Orange-Nassau

Jacob Houbraken · 1750 · etching; engraving; paper

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

About this work

Portrait of Anne of Hanover, Princess of Orange-Nassau, wife of William IV, in an oval surrounded by floral garlands and topped with a crown of burning hearts. A sculpted cherub on the left and right. Below the portrait on the pedestal a bas-relief with an allegorical scene. In that scene Eternity, holding an Ouroboros in his hand, hands a flower to a woman with a coat of arms and liberty cap. Behind them the All-Seeing Eye. Around the pedestal in the foreground a coat of arms and attributes pertaining to truth (mirror and snake) and justice (scales). First print from a series of six depicting the wives and mothers of the stadtholders.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit linePortret van Anna van Hannover, prinses van Oranje-Nassau. 1750. Jacob Houbraken. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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