Lot 194: Portrait of Henriette Catherina van Oranje-Nassau (1637-1708), small three-quarter-length, in a yellow dress at a fountain with a spaniel

Jan Mijtens (The Hague c. 1614-1670) Portrait of Henriette Catherina van Oranje-Nassau (1637-1708), small three-quarter-length, in a yellow dress at a fountain with a spaniel signed 'JANMijtens F:' ('JAN' in monogram, lower left) oil on panel 16 7/8 x 12 ¾ in. (43 x 32.5 cm.)

43 x 32.5 cm.

Mrs. van der Steen van Ommeren-van Beek, Amsterdam. Anonymous sale; Paul Brandt, Amsterdam, 11 May 1971, lot 31. with A.H. Bies, Eindhoven, 1973. Anonymous sale; Christie's, Amsterdam, 7 May 1996, lot 58. with Rafael Valls Ltd., London, from whom purchased by the late Mrs. Barbara Overland.

The sitter was the youngest daughter of Prince Frederik Hendrik (1584-1647) and Amalia van Solms (1602-1675). She married Johan George II von Anhalt-Dessau (1627-1693) in 1659. The present lot formed part of a series, portraying the children of Frederik Hendrik, which were separated at the sale in 1971.