Small laurel border on each side.
2'15 by l -8. Van Loon, II. 87.
MB. At. Ah Bibl. Paris, ill. Somewhat rare.
This piece is always cast, and generally chased. Prince
Maurice was elecled a Knight of the Garter 19 Dec. 1612, and
invested at the Hague 4 Feb. following. This was the first
instance of the honour being conferred upon any personage
in the United Provinces since the establishment of their independence.
40. F r e d e r i c k , C o u n t P a l a t i n e , a n d P r i n c e s s E l i z a b e t h .
1615.
The Elector Palatine on horseback, r . ; in the background a
view of a river with a distant town and bridge. Leg. f r i d e r i c v s
v . s . r . i . e l e c . com . p a l . r . d . b . (Frederick V., Elector of
the Holy Roman Empire, Count Palatine of the Rhine, Duke
of Bavaria.) Ex. c : p r i v i : CA3. (Under imperial privilege.)
c. m. (Christian Maler.)
40. Medal of Frederick and Elizabeth.
Rev. Shields of Frederick and Elizabeth side by side, surmounted
by the Electoral crown, and within the Garter. Leg.
q v am b e n e c o n v e n i v n t . a n n o m .d .c x v . (How well they accord.
In the year 1615.) Before and after legend, a rose.
1*8. (See Woodcut.)
MB. At gilt, lead. Munich, At gilt. Gotha, At.
M. Mays, At. Rare.
This scarce medal is by Christian Maler, of Nuremberg, who
executed another of Prince Maurice of Nassau, on which the
artist’s name appears in full. The marriage of Frederick and
Elizabeth was regarded with the utmost favour in England, as
it was expected to form a dynastic tie between the Protestantism
of England and that of the Continent. Frederick was elected a
Knight of the Garter 19 Dec. 1612, and installed 12 Feb.
following. (See also No. 85, p. 226.)
41, L a d y A r a b e l l a S t u a r t ? Died 1615.
Half-length figure of a female, three-quarters, I., in high
head-dress, collar, rich dress, and chain with cross; her hand,
holding a book, pressed to her breast. Leg. o g o d . g r a n t .
PATIENCE . IN . THAT . I . SVFFER . VRANG. m . 171. Star.
Rev. Inscription in six lines,
QVHO . CAN . COMPARE VITH . ME . IN . GREIF
I . DIE . AND . DAR . NOCHT . SEIK . RE LEIF.
Below, floral ornament.
Leg. to which is prefixed two hands, one male, the other
female, the latter holding a heart, h o v r t . n o t . t h e . .
QVHOIS . IOY . THOV . ART.
2. Anderson, Thes. PI. clxv. 27. Num. Chron. N.S.
XVIII. PI. iv.
MB. At. Hunter, At. Bodley, At. Advocates, At.
Athole, At.
Cast and chased. All known specimens of this piece are
modem; but perhaps from some contemporary original. It
has been generally supposed to commemorate the sufferings of
Mary Queen of Scots, but the portrait has no resemblance to
those assigned to that Queen. The introduction of the heart
has led to the conjecture that the lady represented might be
of the House of Douglas, and therefore of Lady Margaret
Douglas, mother of Darnley. Another attribution seems, however,
a more probable one, namely, .to Lady Arabella Stuart,
daughter of Charles Stuart, Duke of Lennox, and first cousin
of James I. The two hands on the reverse denote a marriage,