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The 32 Artworks of Jan Antonisz Van Ravesteyn

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Jan Antonisz Van Ravesteyn - Portrait Jan the Elder (1535-1606), Count of Nassau, Jan Antonisz van Ravesteyn (workshop of), c. 1610 - c. 1620Portrait Jan the Elder (1535-1606), Count of Nassau, Jan Antonisz van Ravesteyn (workshop of), c. 1610 - c. 1620Jan Antonisz Van Ravesteyn

The Katzenelnbogen Series For Jan the Elder’s biography see the entry on De Geest’s Group Portrait of the Four Brothers of Willem I, Prince of Orange (SK-A-566). The ruff worn by Jan the Elder here is different from the one he has in De Geest’s portrait. The present work was probably copied after an...

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Jan Antonisz Van Ravesteyn - Portrait of Philip Ernst (1585-1629), Count of Hohenlohe zu Langenburg, Jan Antonisz van Ravesteyn (workshop of), c. 1609 - c. 1633Portrait of Philip Ernst (1585-1629), Count of Hohenlohe zu Langenburg, Jan Antonisz van Ravesteyn (workshop of), c. 1609 - c. 1633Jan Antonisz Van Ravesteyn

The Leeuwarden Series: Foreigners in the Service of the States-General The son of Wolfgang II and Magdalena, Countess of Nassau-Dillenburg, Philip Ernst served in the army of the Holy Roman Emperor, Rudolf II (1552-1612), before taking over his uncle Philips’s regiment in the States army upon his de...

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Jan Antonisz Van Ravesteyn - Portrait of Philips (1566-95), Count of Nassau, Jan Antonisz van Ravesteyn (workshop of), c. 1610 - c. 1620Portrait of Philips (1566-95), Count of Nassau, Jan Antonisz van Ravesteyn (workshop of), c. 1610 - c. 1620Jan Antonisz Van Ravesteyn

The Katzenelnbogen Series For Philip’s biography see the entry on his portrait in the Leeuwarden Series (SK-A-527). The prototype for the present one, which would have been the same as that for the portrait in the Leeuwarden Series, has not been located. Some costume details, such as the fringe of t...

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Jan Antonisz Van Ravesteyn - Portrait of Willem Adriaen (--1625), Count of Hornes, Lord of Kessel and Westwezel, Jan Antonisz van Ravesteyn (workshop of), c. 1616 - c. 1633Portrait of Willem Adriaen (?-1625), Count of Hornes, Lord of Kessel and Westwezel, Jan Antonisz van Ravesteyn (workshop of), c. 1616 - c. 1633Jan Antonisz Van Ravesteyn

The Leeuwarden Series: Commanders-in-Chief of the Forces of the States-General Willem Adriaen was general of the artillery of the States-General from 1603 to 1628. In 1606, he became governor of Geertruidenberg, and in 1613 governor of Heusden after the death of his brother Maximiliaan, who had held...

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Jan Antonisz Van Ravesteyn - Portrait of Sir Robert Henderson of Tunnegask (1566-1622), Jan Antonisz van Ravesteyn (workshop of), c. 1609 - c. 1633Portrait of Sir Robert Henderson of Tunnegask (1566-1622), Jan Antonisz van Ravesteyn (workshop of), c. 1609 - c. 1633Jan Antonisz Van Ravesteyn

The Leeuwarden Series: Foreigners in the Service of the States-General A member of a noble Scottish family, Robert Henderson became, at the close of the 16th century, a lieutenant and later a captain under Sir Alexander Murray in a Scottish company in the service of the United Provinces.43 In 1603, ...

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Jan Antonisz Van Ravesteyn - Portrait of a Man, Jan Antonisz van Ravesteyn, c. 1630 - c. 1635Portrait of a Man, Jan Antonisz van Ravesteyn, c. 1630 - c. 1635Jan Antonisz Van Ravesteyn

The painting was acquired by Adriaan van der Hoop between 1822 and 1828 as a portrait of Hugo de Groot, an incorrect identification that was maintained until the 1903 Rijksmuseum collection catalogue.6 The attribution to Abraham van den Tempel that this bustlength portrait carried when it was in the...

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Jan Antonisz Van Ravesteyn - Portrait of Jan the Younger (1583-1638), Count of Nassau-Siegen (Count John VIII of Nassau-Siegen), Jan Antonisz van Ravesteyn (workshop of), c. 1613 - c. 1620Portrait of Jan the Younger (1583-1638), Count of Nassau-Siegen (Count John VIII of Nassau-Siegen), Jan Antonisz van Ravesteyn (workshop of), c. 1613 - c. 1620Jan Antonisz Van Ravesteyn

The Katzenelnbogen Series For Jan the Younger’s biography see the entry on his portrait in the Leeuwarden Series (SK-A-534). The present work is very close to Van Ravesteyn’s 1611 Portrait of Jan the Younger in the collection of the Mauritshuis.9 Unlike that portrait, however, the collar in the pres...

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Jan Antonisz Van Ravesteyn - Portrait of Sir William Brog (1563-1636), Jan Antonisz van Ravesteyn (workshop of), c. 1609 - c. 1633Portrait of Sir William Brog (1563-1636), Jan Antonisz van Ravesteyn (workshop of), c. 1609 - c. 1633Jan Antonisz Van Ravesteyn

The Leeuwarden Series: Foreigners in the Service of the States-General William Brog was a member of a noble Scottish family.43 His service in the United Provinces, first recorded in 1588, covered a period of almost 50 years. In various ranks, he commanded Scottish and sometimes Dutch troops in most ...

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Jan Antonisz Van Ravesteyn - Portrait of Francisco Hurtado de Mendoza (1546-1623), Jan Antonisz van Ravesteyn (workshop of), c. 1609 - c. 1633Portrait of Francisco Hurtado de Mendoza (1546-1623), Jan Antonisz van Ravesteyn (workshop of), c. 1609 - c. 1633Jan Antonisz Van Ravesteyn

The Leeuwarden Series: Adversaries of the Republic Francisco Hurtado de Mendoza was a muchfeared general in the army of Archduke Albert of Austria. He was captured by the Dutch at the Battle of Nieuwpoort on 2 July 1600 and held prisoner until 24 May 1602. What has been taken as Van Ravesteyn’s sign...

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Jan Antonisz Van Ravesteyn - Portrait of an Officer, Jan Antonisz van Ravesteyn, c. 1610 - c. 1620Portrait of an Officer, Jan Antonisz van Ravesteyn, c. 1610 - c. 1620Jan Antonisz Van Ravesteyn

When this portrait was donated together with one of an officer by Wybrand de Geest (SK-A-4190) to the Nationale Konst-Gallery in 1805, the sitter was identified as Lamoraal, Count of Egmond (1522-68).4 This identification was later dropped in favour of one as Justinus of Nassau (1559-1631). Comparis...

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Jan Antonisz Van Ravesteyn - Portrait of Joost de Zoete (--1589), Lord of Villers, Jan Antonisz van Ravesteyn (workshop of), c. 1609 - c. 1633Portrait of Joost de Zoete (?-1589), Lord of Villers, Jan Antonisz van Ravesteyn (workshop of), c. 1609 - c. 1633Jan Antonisz Van Ravesteyn

The Leeuwarden Series: Commanders-in-Chief of the Forces of the States-General A member of a noble Flemish family, Joost de Zoete early on supported the Nassau cause. In 1576, he commanded a company of 50 mounted arquebusiers. Two years later, in 1578, the Dutch defeat at Gemblours resulted in the l...

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Jan Antonisz Van Ravesteyn - Portrait of Justinus of Nassau (1559-1631), Jan Antonisz van Ravesteyn (workshop of), c. 1609 - c. 1633Portrait of Justinus of Nassau (1559-1631), Jan Antonisz van Ravesteyn (workshop of), c. 1609 - c. 1633Jan Antonisz Van Ravesteyn

The Leeuwarden Series: Members of the House of Nassau Justinus was the bastard son of William the Silent and Eva Elincx, the daughter of an Emmerich burgomaster. In 1576, he began his studies at Leiden University, where he attended the lectures of Justus Lipsius. His military career began in 1583 wh...

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Jan Antonisz Van Ravesteyn - Portrait of Willem de Zoete de Laeke (--1637), Lord of Hautain, Jan Antonisz van Ravesteyn (workshop of), c. 1609 - c. 1633Portrait of Willem de Zoete de Laeke (?-1637), Lord of Hautain, Jan Antonisz van Ravesteyn (workshop of), c. 1609 - c. 1633Jan Antonisz Van Ravesteyn

The Leeuwarden Series: Commanders-in-Chief of the Forces of the States-General As lieutenant-admiral of Zeeland between 1601 and 1627, Willem de Zoete de Laeke was in charge of all warships of the States army. He distinguished himself in the Siege of Sluis in 1604 and was decorated by the States-Gen...

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Jan Antonisz Van Ravesteyn - Portrait of Jan the Middle (1561-1623), Count Nassau-Siegen, Jan Antonisz van Ravesteyn (workshop of), c. 1610 - c. 1620Portrait of Jan the Middle (1561-1623), Count Nassau-Siegen, Jan Antonisz van Ravesteyn (workshop of), c. 1610 - c. 1620Jan Antonisz Van Ravesteyn

The Katzenelnbogen Series The second son of Jan the Elder, from whom he inherited the Nassau county in Germany in 1606, Jan the Middle regularly took part in military campaigns in the Netherlands. He fought, for example, at Steenwijk and Coevorden in 1592, and later for the Swedish army in Poland. L...

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Jan Antonisz Van Ravesteyn - Portrait of Lodewijk Günther (1575-1604), Count of Nassau, Jan Antonisz van Ravesteyn (workshop of), c. 1609 - c. 1633Portrait of Lodewijk Günther (1575-1604), Count of Nassau, Jan Antonisz van Ravesteyn (workshop of), c. 1609 - c. 1633Jan Antonisz Van Ravesteyn

The Leeuwarden Series: Members of the House of Nassau The seventh son of Jan the Elder, Lodewijk Günther studied in Geneva, Basel and France. After concluding his studies, he took part in the war against Spain under the command of his brother Willem Lodewijk. He fought with the Dutch forces in Franc...

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Jan Antonisz Van Ravesteyn - Portrait of Gaspard de Coligny III (1584-1646), Count of Châtillon sur Loing, Jan Antonisz van Ravesteyn (workshop of), c. 1609 - c. 1633Portrait of Gaspard de Coligny III (1584-1646), Count of Châtillon sur Loing, Jan Antonisz van Ravesteyn (workshop of), c. 1609 - c. 1633Jan Antonisz Van Ravesteyn

The Leeuwarden Series: Foreigners in the Service of the States-General Gaspard de Coligny III was a grandson of the eponymous French admiral and Huguenot,43 and a nephew of William the Silent’s fourth wife, Louise de Coligny, with whom he came to the northern Netherlands in 1602. The following year,...

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Jan Antonisz Van Ravesteyn - Portrait of Gaspard de Coligny (1517-72), Jan Antonisz van Ravesteyn (workshop of), c. 1609 - c. 1633Portrait of Gaspard de Coligny (1517-72), Jan Antonisz van Ravesteyn (workshop of), c. 1609 - c. 1633Jan Antonisz Van Ravesteyn

The Leeuwarden Series: Others A scion of a noble Burgundian family, Gaspard de Coligny served in the French army, eventually attaining the rank of admiral in 1552. In the French wars of religion, which began in 1562, he led the Huguenot cause, and was killed on the eve of the St Bartholomew’s Day Ma...

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