Research Catalog

Title

Afbeeldinge van't Groote Bál gegeven by H. K. H. Mevrouwe de Princesse van Orange in Decemb. 1686 op de Saal van Orange in't Haagse Bosch ter eere der Geboorten van S. H. de Heere Prince van Orange [graphic] : Representation de la grande Feste de S. A. R. Madame de la Princesse d'Orange celebree en Desembre 1686 dans le Salon du Bois de la Haye a l'honneur du jour de la naissance de Monseigneur le Prince d'Orange / getekent en geeen [?] door D. Marot ; désigné et gravé par D. Marot.

Author

Marot, Daniel, 1661-1752.

Publication

De Hage, [1686?]

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Details

Additional Authors

• William III, King of England, 1650-1702.
• Committee for the Jerome Robbins Dance Division. fnd

Description

1 print (2 sheets) : etching, engraving, b&w; full sheet 83 x 58 cm., plate mark 81 x 57 cm.

Summary

Print commemorating birthday festivities for the Prince of Orange in 1686, held in the Huis ter Borch, The Hague. At the top of the print are three vignettes: a portrait of the Princess of Orange at center, flanked by a view of the building's façade at left and a banquet scene at right. The main portion of the print depicts a court ball at which a single couple dances, observed by the Princess of Orange and some two hundred spectators, while musicians play in the foreground of the scene. Below them, two allegorical female figures, holding musical instruments, flank the engraver's dedication to the princess. At the bottom of the print is a numbered key, in Dutch and French, to various personages portrayed in the ballroom scene, among them the princess, the prince of Brandenberg, and ambassadors from Morocco; the key also points out the illumination of the dome and paintings in the ballroom.

Donor/Sponsor

Dance Committee Purchase Fund.

Alternative Title

Representation de la grande Feste de S. A. R. Madame de la Princesse d'Orange celebree en Desembre 1686 dans le Salon du Bois de la Haye a l'honneur du jour de la naissance de Monseigneur le Prince d'Orange

Subjects

• Ballroom dancing > Netherlands > 17th century
• Baroque dancing
• Engravings

Genre/Form

Engravings.

Note

• Includes a dedication in French, headed "A son Altesse Royalle, Madame la Princesse d'Orange," and concluding with "le tres humble tres obeissant et tres obligé serviteur marot."
• There is a visible join between the two sheets that compose the print, at about 40 cm. from the top.

Funding (note)

• Purchased with funds from the Committee for the Jerome Robbins Dance Division.

Biography (note)

• Daniel Marot, an architect, designer, and engraver, was born and trained in France. He moved to the Netherlands in 1685 and became the court designer of William III, the Prince of Orange, who later became king of England.

Call Number

*MGZFM Mar D Afb 1

OCLC

809939056

Author

Marot, Daniel, 1661-1752.

Title

Afbeeldinge van't Groote Bál gegeven by H. K. H. Mevrouwe de Princesse van Orange in Decemb. 1686 op de Saal van Orange in't Haagse Bosch ter eere der Geboorten van S. H. de Heere Prince van Orange [graphic] : Representation de la grande Feste de S. A. R. Madame de la Princesse d'Orange celebree en Desembre 1686 dans le Salon du Bois de la Haye a l'honneur du jour de la naissance de Monseigneur le Prince d'Orange / getekent en geeen [?] door D. Marot ; désigné et gravé par D. Marot.

Imprint

De Hage, [1686?]

Funding

Purchased with funds from the Committee for the Jerome Robbins Dance Division.

Biography

Daniel Marot, an architect, designer, and engraver, was born and trained in France. He moved to the Netherlands in 1685 and became the court designer of William III, the Prince of Orange, who later became king of England.

Local Note

Cataloging funds provided by Friends of Jerome Robbins Dance Division.

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Local Subject

Baroque dancing.

Added Author

William III, King of England, 1650-1702. Associated name

Committee for the Jerome Robbins Dance Division. Funder

Research Call Number

*MGZFM Mar D Afb 1