- berigo collection. The original sketch from
which later portraits were painted.—C. & C., Titian, ii. 205; Vasari, ed. Mil., vii. 450; Ridolfi, Maraviglie, i. 262.
By Titian, Madrid Museum; canvas, H. 6 ft. 4 in. × 3 ft. 8 in. The Prince, in armour, with the collar of the Golden Fleece. Painted in Augsburg in 1551; sent in 1553 to Queen Mary of England by Mary of Hungary, sister of Charles V., when the latter was preferring Philip's suit; returned, after the marriage in 1554, to Mary of Hungary, who took it to Spain in 1556. Replica, probably by Orazio or Cesare Vecelli, at Chatsworth; a poor copy, probably by a Spaniard, in Northwick Collection.—C. & C., Titian, ii. 208; Revue universelle des arts, iii. 132.
By Titian, Naples Museum; canvas, full-length, life-size; signed. The Prince, standing, in a doublet of white silk shot with gold, the left hand holding a glove. Painted in 1553. Repetitions or copies in Palazzo Pitti, Florence; Palazzo Corsini, Rome; Blenheim; Castle Howard; and Lord Stanhope Collection. Engraved by Cipriani.—C. & C., Titian, ii. 210; Klas. der Malerei, i. Pl. 62; Gal. du Pal. Pitti, Pl. 109.
PHILIP III., portrait, Velasquez, Madrid
Museum; canvas, H. 9 ft. 10 in. × 10 ft. 4
in. The King, on a spirited horse, holding
in his left hand the baton of command, gallops
on the seashore; he wears steel armour,
a black hat with plumes, a ruff, and a crimson
scarf which floats behind from his shoulder.
Painted about 1644. As Philip III.
was dead before Velasquez went to Madrid,
the features were taken from contemporary
portraits. Etched by F. Goya; Fatcho.—Curtis,
43; Gal. Esp.; Madrazo, 606.
PHILIP IV., portrait, Rubens, Munich
Gallery; canvas, H. 3 ft. 7 in. × 2 ft. 8 in.
Face three-quarters view; dress, black silk
and velvet mantle, with Order of Golden
Fleece suspended by a gold chain. Companion
piece, same size, Elizabeth de Bourbon,
his consort, in black silk adorned with
pearls. Both pictures engraved by Pontius
and Louys; in small, by Viennot.—Smith,
ii. 75.
By Rubens, Windsor Castle; canvas, H. 8 ft. 4 in. × 7 ft. On horseback, in armour covered with a silk mantle, crowned with laurel by Victory, who hovers above him with a palm branch in her hand; background, an open country with a combat of cavalry in distance.—Waagen, Treasures, ii. 435; Smith, ii. 240.
By Velasquez, Mrs. Henry Huth, Wykehurst, Surrey, England; canvas, H. 6 ft. 9 in. × 4 ft. About fifty years old, full-length, standing; black dress and cloak, Order of Golden Fleece; left hand, resting on his sword, holds his hat; in right, a paper; behind, a table covered with a red cloth; background, red drapery. Same history as Isabel of Bourbon, of Mrs. Huth, of which it is the companion.—Curtis, 50.
By Velasquez, Hermitage, St. Petersburg; canvas, H. 6 ft. 11 in. × 4 ft. The King, full-length, in a black dress with the Order of the Golden Fleece, stands in a room opening on a balcony; his right hand holds a letter, his left is on his sword; near him a chair, and a table on which is his hat; on left, a red curtain. Sold, with the companion portrait of Olivàres, at King of Holland sale (1850) for 38,815 florins.—Curtis, 50.
By Velasquez, Madrid Museum; canvas, H. 6 ft. 11 in. × 4 ft. 10 in. Full-length, in black dress, kneeling behind a desk covered with rich orange and pearl-coloured tapestry; left hand holds his hat; above, a curtain similar to covering of desk. Latest manner. Companion to similar picture of same size of Marianna of Austria, Madrid Museum.—Curtis, 49; Madrazo, 619.
By Velasquez, Madrid Museum; canvas, H. 9 ft. 10 in. × 10 ft. 4 in. The King, mounted on a bay horse and carrying a baton, gallops to right; he wears steel armour inlaid with gold, a narrow linen collar, a plumed chapeau, and a crimson scarf which floats behind from his waist. Painted about 1644; second manner. Old copy in Vienna Museum. Other repetitions: Earl
