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GERRIT VAN HONTHORST (UTRECHT 1590-1656)
The Four eldest Children of the King and Queen of Bohemia
Signed and dated 1631RCIN 404971
The niece and nephews of Charles I are portrayed in mythological costume; Princess Elizabeth as the huntress Diana with a bow in hand and a crescent moon in her hair and Prince Rupert as Apollo, crowned with a laurel wreath. He presents Princes Charles Louis and Maurice, dressed as Arcadian hunters proffering the gift of a dead hare.
Purchased by Her Majesty The Queen, 1958
