Ask the Scholar
Document scope · 1 page
Scholar
Ask about this object, its catalog metadata, its source description, or the page inventory.
For page-specific OCR and visual context, open one of the page chats.
Source Description
In 1641, Willem II of Orange (1626-50) married Princess Mary (1631-60), daughter of King Charles, when she was 9 years old and he was 14. The husband normally occupies the position of higher status on the left side of a portrait, but Mary, daughter of the powerful king of England, takes that position here. They join right hands as a mark good of faith, while rays of heavenly light and the dove of the Holy Spirit show divine approval. The inscription says that their fathers commanded them to marry. Charles wanted Dutch support in his civil wars, and the Dutch wanted status. The fine, raised detail includes the palace in The Hague where the couple will live.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
4079
label
Marriage Medal of Willem of Orange and Mary of England
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
4079
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Marriage Medal of Willem of Orange and Mary of England
description
In 1641, Willem II of Orange (1626-50) married Princess Mary (1631-60), daughter of King Charles, when she was 9 years old and he was 14. The husband normally occupies the position of higher status on the left side of a portrait, but Mary, daughter of the powerful king of England, takes that position here. They join right hands as a mark good of faith, while rays of heavenly light and the dove of the Holy Spirit show divine approval. The inscription says that their fathers commanded them to marry. Charles wanted Dutch support in his civil wars, and the Dutch wanted status. The fine, raised detail includes the palace in The Hague where the couple will live.
provenance
Mrs. Henry Walters Sale, New York, May 2, 1941, no. 1264; Douglas H. Gordon, 1941, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1941, by gift.
date
1641 (Baroque)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Coins & Medals
medals
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
3 in. (7.62 cm) (diam.) approx.
Source extras
inscriptions
Signed: J. Blum F.
med
silver
creator_ids
7591
collection_ids
BAR
exhibition_ids
74
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
83af4b3de05c63a4