Posthumous Portrait of Mary I Stuart (1631- 1660) with a Servant
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Adriaen Hanneman Posthumous Portrait of Mary I Stuart (1631- 1660) with a Servant
On view in Room 8
The English princess Mary Stuart was married to the Dutch stadholder Willem II and died aged only 29. Hanneman painted this posthumous portrait a couple of years later.
Mary is ready for a fancy-dress ball and wears a white dress, an ostrich feather turban and a Brazilian feathered cloak. Her servant is fastening a string of pearls, but Mary seems not to notice him. The black boy is reduced to an ‘exotic’ accessory, with which Hanneman emphasizes Mary’s white skin and elevated position.
Adriaen Hanneman (The Hague c. 1604 - 1671 The Hague)
Title
Posthumous Portrait of Mary I Stuart (1631- 1660) with a Servant
Object name
painting
Inventory number
429
On view in
Room 8
Material and technical details
Technique
oil
Material
canvas
Dimensions
129.5 x 119.3 cm
Provenance
Painted for Prince William III, The Hague [according to Mulder-Radetzky: Albertine Agnes, Leeuwarden, listed in 1681; D/LS 1974-1976, volume 2, p. 109, no. 811]; Honselaarsdijk Palace, Naaldwijk, 1755; acquired in or before 1875
