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CLEMENS NACHTEGAAL, CIRCA 1675
Lot 303

CLEMENS NACHTEGAAL, CIRCA 1675

Maurice, Prince of Orange, Count of Nassau (1567-1625), in armour and ruff

Closed18 March 2008

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GBP 600

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CLEMENS NACHTEGAAL, CIRCA 1675
Maurice, Prince of Orange, Count of Nassau (1567-1625), in armour and ruff
ivory engraved in black, gilt wood frame
ivory
oval, 3¼ in. (82 mm.) high

Specialist note

Prince Maurice, the son of William the Silent and Princess Anna of Saxony, was born at the castle of Dillenburg. He was named after his maternal grandfather, the Elector Maurice of Saxony.

Two very similar pieces by Nachtegaal are illustrated in T.H. Colding, Aspects of Miniature Painting, Copenhagen, 1953, figs. 118-119 and described on pp. 123 and 204.