A studio replica of Van Mierevelt’s 1607 Portrait of Prince Maurits in Delft,2 this painting may date from before 1613, as Maurits is not shown wearing the Order of the Garter he received in that year. The medal was later added to the prototype and is shown on replicas dating from after that year, such as the full-length one also in the Rijksmuseum (SK-A-255). A terminus post quem of 1606 is suggested by the dendrochronology.3 The coloured varnish added at some point by a restorer distorts the appearance of the painting, giving it a chiaroscuro effect that makes it look as if it is from later in the 17th century. The quality of this work is considerably less than that of the full-length Portrait of Maurits in the Rijksmuseum, which suggests that it was produced by studio assistants. The underdrawing gives a good insight into how this replica, and perhaps others, were produced. Jonathan Bikker, 2007 See Bibliography and Rijksmuseum painting catalogues See Key to abbreviations and Acknowledgements This entry was published in J. Bikker (ed.), Dutch Paintings of the Seventeenth Century in the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, I: Artists Born between 1570 and 1600, coll. cat. Amsterdam 2007, no. 192.