Prince's Day, Jan Havicksz. Steen, 1660 - 1679 oil on panel, h 46cm × w 62,5cm.
Prince's Day! A popular holiday celebrating the birthday - 14 November 1650 - of Prince William III of Orange-Nassau. What it was like is written on the paper at the bottom centre: 'On the sondheyt of the nassaus basie, in the one hand the rapier, in the other the glaesie. This sets the mood; no one looks at the portrait of the prince at the top.
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