Henry Frederick (1594–1612), Prince of Wales, with Sir John Harington (1592–1614), in the Hunting Field
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
79 1/2 x 58 in. (201.9 x 147.3 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Department
European Paintings
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1944
Accession Number
44.27
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Art Historical Context
In 1603, shortly after James I ascended the throne following Elizabeth I's death, painter Robert Peake the captured a dynamic equestrian portrait of the young Prince Henry Frederick, the promising heir to the throne (aged just nine), alongside his companion Sir John Harington Titled *Henry Frederick (1594–2), Prince of Wales with Sir John Haring (1592–1614), in the Hunting Field this large-scale oil on canvas (nearly 80 by 58 inches) depicts the pair in spirited pursuit amid deer, dogs, and horses, evoking the thrill of the hunt—a quintessential aristocratic pastime symbolizing nobility, vigor...