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| Keywords: Peter Oliver - Portrait of Frederick V, Elector of the Rhine Palatinate - Walters 38216.jpg Frederick 1596-1632 of Pfalz elector Palatine was courted by Protestant leaders throughout Europe as a promising leader of the Protestant cause His mother had been a princess of Orange In 1613 he married Elizabeth Stuart hoping to secure the support of her father King James I of England In 1619 he was invited to be king of Bohemia His vanity overcame his judgment and he accepted but after a few months in power Frederick and his wife were deposed by Catholic forces At the invitation of his cousin Maurits prince of Orange the couple fled to the United Provinces setting up their court in exile at The Hague c 1618 Baroque opaque watercolor and gilt on vellum cm 6 2 4 accession number 38 216 22776 A Jay Fink Foundation Inc Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Gift of the A Jay Fink Foundation Inc in memory of Abraham Jay Fink 1963 Signed PO Small Northern European Portraits from The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore National Gallery of Art Washington 2000 place of origin London England United Kingdom Walters Art Museum license Peter Oliver Baroque paintings in the Walters Art Museum Frederick V Elector Palatine 1618c 17th-century oval portrait miniatures of men at bust length 1618c 17th-century portrait paintings in the United States 1618c Black and white reproductions of portrait paintings in color 1618c Portrait miniatures in the Walters Art Museum | ||||
