Jan Baptist Xavery

Bust of Stadholder William IV (1711-1751)

Jan Baptist Xavery
Bust of Stadholder William IV (1711-1751)

On view in Room 16

Prince Willem IV of Orange had this bust made by the Antwerp sculptor Xavery in 1733. A couple of years later, he also commissioned a bust of his wife Anne of Hannover. Her bust is also exhibited in this room.

Willem IV added some exceptional paintings to the collection of the Orange family, including The Bull by Paulus Potter.

Technical details

Jan Baptist Xavery
Bust of Stadholder William IV (1711-1751)

On view in Room 16

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General information
Jan Baptist Xavery (Antwerp 1697 - 1742 The Hague)
Bust of Stadholder William IV (1711-1751)
sculpture
371
Room 16
Material and technical details
N/A
white marble
82 cm diameter
Inscriptions
at the right side of the pedestal: J: B: XAVERY. F. / 1733

Provenance

Oranjezaal, Huis ten Bosch Palace, The Hague; transferred, 1816