Princes Maurice and Frederick Henry at the Valkenburg Horse Fair — History & Facts
Van de Venne uses the arrival of Prince Maurice and his younger brother Frederick Henry – in a carriage drawn by six grey horses – to underscore the contrast between the elegant conduct of Hague courtiers and the boorish manners of the peasants. The artist captures the atmosphere of the fair with vignettes of a singer and a woman selling fruit and vegetables whose purse is being picked.
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Princes Maurice and Frederick Henry at the Valkenburg Horse Fair
Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne
Merry Company in an Arbor
Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne
Allegory of the Stadtholdership of Prince Frederick Henry
Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne
Fishing for Souls
Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne
The Departure of a Dignitary from Middelburg
Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne
Stadtholder Prince Maurice Lying in State
Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne
Winter
Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne
A Jeu de Paume Before a Country Palace
Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne
Landscape with Figures and a Village Fair (Village Kermesse)
Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne
The Departure of a Dignitary from Middelburg
Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne
