Jan Anthonisz van Ravesteyn

Portrait of Ernestine Yolande (1594-1663), Princess of Ligne

Jan Anthonisz van Ravesteyn  Portret van Ernestine Yolande (1594-1663), prinses van Ligne
Jan Anthonisz van Ravesteyn  Portret van Ernestine Yolande (1594-1663), prinses van Ligne
Jan Anthonisz van Ravesteyn  Portret van Ernestine Yolande (1594-1663), prinses van Ligne
Jan Anthonisz van Ravesteyn  Portret van Ernestine Yolande (1594-1663), prinses van Ligne
Jan Anthonisz van Ravesteyn  Portret van Ernestine Yolande (1594-1663), prinses van Ligne
Jan Anthonisz van Ravesteyn  Portret van Ernestine Yolande (1594-1663), prinses van Ligne
Jan Anthonisz van Ravesteyn  Portret van Ernestine Yolande (1594-1663), prinses van Ligne

Jan Anthonisz van Ravesteyn
Portrait of Ernestine Yolande (1594-1663), Princess of Ligne

1618 Not on view

This painting comes from the family of Johan Maurits, for whom the Mauritshuis was built. The inscription on the portrait tells us who the lady is: Ernestina, femme de conte Jan de Nassau – wife of Count Jan of Nassau. The Jan in question was the half-brother of Johan Maurits of Nassau-Siegen. To the dismay of the rest of his Protestant family, Jan was openly Catholic.

Jan van Ravesteyn painted Ernestina in all her finery, with a costly tiara of pearls and orange blossom in her hair.

Technical details
Jan Anthonisz van Ravesteyn  Portret van Ernestine Yolande (1594-1663), prinses van Ligne

Jan Anthonisz van Ravesteyn
Portrait of Ernestine Yolande (1594-1663), Princess of Ligne

1618 Not on view

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General information
Jan Anthonisz van Ravesteyn (The Hague c. 1572 - 1657 The Hague)
Portrait of Ernestine Yolande (1594-1663), Princess of Ligne
1618
painting
120
Material and technical details
oil
panel
63.5 x 53.4 cm
Inscriptions
at the top: Femme.de.Conte.Ian.de.Nass..
possibly added later

Provenance

Frederik Hendrik, Stadholder’s Quarter, The Hague, 1632; by descent to Prince William V, Honselaarsdijk Palace, Naaldwijk, 1755; transferred, 1820