Dish with a Portrait of Prince William III as a Child 1658
anonymous
decorative element
egg art
retro 'vintage design
culinary art
food illustration
watercolour bleed
watercolour illustration
cartoon theme
watercolor
blue on white background
This 1658 Delftware plate depicts a young Prince William III, the future King of England, Scotland, and Ireland. The portrait is painted in cobalt blue on a white tin-glazed earthenware background. The plate's rim features a repeating motif of fruits and leaves. This type of decorative ceramic dish, known as a "pronk" plate, was popular in 17th-century Holland, and often featured portraits of royalty or other important figures. This plate serves as a fascinating historical artifact, capturing the likeness of a significant figure in European history.
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Prince William III was eight years old when this dish with his portrait was made. The Delft pottery factories would continue to produce dishes and jugs with his portrait long after his death, not as royal commissions, but rather for private individuals intent on expressing their Orangist loyalties through such objects.
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