Henry Frederick, 1594-1612, Prince of Wales, Robert Peake the elder

Henry frederick, 1594-1612, prince of wales a head-and-shoulders portrait, slightly to the left, looking towards the viewer. The sitter wears a lace ruff, a pearl earring in his left ear, and garter robes, with the text of the motto, 'honi soit qui mal y pense', delineated on the right. Henry was eldest son of james i of england, but when he died in 1612, his younger brother charles, later charles i, became heir to the throne. Henry's mother was anne of denmark, a leading art patron. The great warship, the 'prince royal', was named after him and pett designed a miniature galleon for henry's use on the thames. Peake was serjeant painter to james i and specialized in portraits of the monarch and his court. Henry frederick, prince of wales (1594-1612). Object Type: painting. Genre: portrait. Date: early 17th century. Dimensions: Frame: 652 mm x 525 mm x 77 mm;Painting: 440 mm x 300 mm;Overall: 8.6 kg;. Medium: oil on panel. Collection: Royal Museums Greenwich. Henry Frederick, 1594-1612, Prince of Wales RMG BHC4181