William of Nassau, Prince of Orange

Christoffel van Sichem I after Hendrick Goltzius

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a man standing in a composed posture. He is positioned with one hand resting on the hilt of a sword or staff on a curved surface, while his other hand appears to rest near a helmet and gauntlet on a draped pedestal. The man has a beard, mustache, wavy hair, and wears ornate armor with floral patterns on the shoulder pauldrons and a high ruffled collar. The background is plain with a textured, aged appearance typical of an engraving. The bottom of the image contains inscriptions with text formatted in classical script.