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Maria Stuart and William II
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Maria Stuart and William II

Anthony van Dyck · 1641 · canvas; oil paint (paint)

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

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Mary and William were mere children when they married: she was nine, he fourteen. Quite unusually she stands on the left due to her higher status – Mary was a king’s daughter, William the son of a stadholder and prince. Mary’s wedding ring highlights the bond between Holland and England, which was cemented with this marriage. She also wears a diamond brooch, another gift from William.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
paintingWilliam II (Prince of Orange)Mary Henrietta Stuarthistorical persons
Credit lineMaria Stuart en Willem II. 1641. Anthony van Dyck. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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