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    • Henry Frederick (1594–1612), Prince of Wales, and Sir John Harington (1592–1614), 1603
    Robert Peake the Elder (British, active by 1576, died 1619)
    Oil on canvas

    79 1/2 x 58 in. (201.9 x 147.3 cm)
    Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1944 (44.27)

    This royal hunting portrait was modeled after an earlier type established by Netherlandish and German artists. The young Prince Henry sheathes his sword while his companion, Sir John Harington, holds the deer's antlers. The light palette and rich decorative effect are hallmarks of Peake's style.

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  • Baetjer, Katharine. "British Portraits: In The Metropolitan Museum of Art." The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 57, no. 1 (Summer, 1999).
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  • Henry Frederick (1594–1612), Prince of Wales, and Sir John Harington (1592–1614), 1603
    Robert Peake the Elder (British, active by 1576, died 1619)
    Oil on canvas

    79 1/2 x 58 in. (201.9 x 147.3 cm)
    Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1944 (44.27)