Fine Art

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.

More Artworks by Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne

Historical scene of Princes Maurice and Frederick Henry at the Valkenburg Horse Fair, oil painting by Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne.

Princes Maurice and Frederick Henry at the Valkenburg Horse Fair

Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne

Genre scene of a gathering in an arbor, oil painting by Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne

Merry Company in an Arbor

Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne

Allegory of the Stadtholdership of Prince Frederick Henry, oil on panel by Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne

Allegory of the Stadtholdership of Prince Frederick Henry

Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne

A river divides two crowded banks with men in black and white robes, boats casting nets, and naked swimmers in the water under a pale sky with a double rainbow.

Fishing for Souls

Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne

Historical portrait of Prince Maurice in state, oil on copper by Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne

Stadtholder Prince Maurice Lying in State

Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne

The Departure of a Dignitary from Middelburg, oil on canvas by Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne

The Departure of a Dignitary from Middelburg

Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne

Winter by Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne, oil on panel depicting a frosty landscape.

Winter

Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne

A Jeu de Paume Before a Country Palace by Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne, oil painting depicting tennis players in a garden.

A Jeu de Paume Before a Country Palace

Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne

Genre scene of a village fair with figures, oil painting by Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne

Landscape with Figures and a Village Fair (Village Kermesse)

Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne

Historical scene of a dignitary's departure, oil on panel by Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne

The Departure of a Dignitary from Middelburg

Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne

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