More on the 'Dutch Gift' to Charles II

• Autores: Erin Griffey
• Localización: Burlington magazine, ISSN 0007-6287, Vol. 153, Nº 1301, 2011, págs. 521-522
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article discusses the “Dutch gift,” a group of paintings presented to King Charles II of England by the States of Holland in November 1660. The author uses the inventory of the possessions of Charles II's mother Henrietta Maria to offer suggestions about the identity of the paintings of the “Dutch gift.” Topics include biographical information on Henrietta Maria, suggestions about the “Dutch gift” by scholars Denis Mahon and Anne Marie Logan, and Dutch artists including Gerrit Dou.