Harvard Art Museums > M20283: William I of Orange ("The Silent") Prints Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"William I of Orange ("The Silent") (Hendrick Goltzius) , M20283,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 18, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/256742. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number M20283 People Hendrick Goltzius, Dutch (Mühlbracht 1558 - 1617 Haarlem, Netherlands) Title William I of Orange ("The Silent") Other Titles Title: William, Count of Nassau, Prince of Orange Series/Book Title: Portraits of William of Orange and Charlotte of Bourbon Classification Prints Work Type print Date 1581 Culture Dutch Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/256742 Physical Descriptions Medium Engraving printed in black ink on white antique laid paper, darkened to cream Technique Engraving Dimensions plate: 26.7 x 18.2 cm (10 1/2 x 7 3/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks watermark: armorial inscription: in plate, in cartouche below main design: HG[monogram]oltzius fecit. / Hh[monogram] ex. inscription: in plate, in oval border around main design: GVILELM. D. G. PR. AVRAICÆ. COMES NASSAVIÆ. &c. ÆT. AN. XLVIII. Ao. CIƆ.LXXXI. inscription: in plate, at top center, in circular border around coat of arms: IE MAINTIENDRAY inscription: in plate, below four rectangular designs at the four corners of the main design area, reading from left to right and top to bottom: Hac duce clarescit mihi nox. / Hac protegor vmbra / Hæc mandata sequar / Sœuis traquillus in undis. inscription: in plate, in tablet centered at the lower edge: Impia vis fremit: Hæ animo cura una sedebit, / Intrepidâ Rex CHRISTE manu (dum vita superstes) / Rite tuam ut possim per dura pericula legem, / Commissum q gregem, & patriæ pia iura tueri. inscription: verso, graphite: 2.00 collector's mark: verso, red stamp with graphite numbering below: [Fogg Museum accession stamp (Lugt 936)] M20283 State, Edition, Standard Reference Number State ii/ii Standard Reference Number New Hollstein 261, Hollstein 203, Bartsch 178, The Illustrated Bartsch 0301.178 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Jerry F. Hayes in memory of Dr. William H. Wilson, Class of 1974 Object Number M20283 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
