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THE PRESENT LOT IS AN EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THE FINEST DUTCH ROYAL FêTE OR ENTREE BOOKS OF THE BAROQUE PERIOD. THIS BOOK HAS BEEN PRODUCED TO COMMEMORATE THE 1691 VISIT OF STADTHOLDER WILLEM III. IT CELEBRATES THE JOYOUS ENTRY INTO THE HAGUE OF STADTHOLDER WILLIAM III AS KING OF GREAT BRITAIN.
THE KING CAME TO THE NETHERLANDS TO ATTEND A MEETING OF THE ALLIED FORCES AT WAR WITH KING LOUIS XIV OF FRANCE. THE CITY GOVERNORS OF THE HAGUE MADE ELABORATE PREPARATIONS, BUILDING FOUR LARGE TRIUMPHAL ARCHES COVERED WITH ALLEGORICAL PAINTINGS AND STATUES. THE ARCH AT THE TOWN MARKET WAS ACCOMPANIED BY TWO OBELISKS, AND PAINTED WALLS THAT ENCIRCLED THE ENTIRE SQUARE. ROMEYN DE HOOGHE (1645-1708) PARTICIPATED IN THE PLANNING OF THE DECORATIONS AND RECORDED THE FESTIVITIES AT THEIR HEIGHT IN THE PRESENT SERIES OF ETCHINGS.
THEY SHOW THE SPLENDID ENTREE AT THE HAGUE, ASSOCIATED CEREMONIES, THE ENORMOUS TRIUMPHAL ARCHES, THEIR PAINTINGS AND SCULPTURE, THE NIGHTLY ILLUMINATION OF THE TOWN HALL, FIREWORKS, ETC., MOST OF THE PLATES MEASURING CIRCA 32.5 X 44 CM.
A SIMILAR, BUT COLOURED, VERSION OF THIS BOOK WAS RECENTLY SOLD CHRISTIE'S NEW YORK, 12 JUNE 2009, SALE 2178, LOT 169, FOR $80,500.
THE KING CAME TO THE NETHERLANDS TO ATTEND A MEETING OF THE ALLIED FORCES AT WAR WITH KING LOUIS XIV OF FRANCE. THE CITY GOVERNORS OF THE HAGUE MADE ELABORATE PREPARATIONS, BUILDING FOUR LARGE TRIUMPHAL ARCHES COVERED WITH ALLEGORICAL PAINTINGS AND STATUES. THE ARCH AT THE TOWN MARKET WAS ACCOMPANIED BY TWO OBELISKS, AND PAINTED WALLS THAT ENCIRCLED THE ENTIRE SQUARE. ROMEYN DE HOOGHE (1645-1708) PARTICIPATED IN THE PLANNING OF THE DECORATIONS AND RECORDED THE FESTIVITIES AT THEIR HEIGHT IN THE PRESENT SERIES OF ETCHINGS.
THEY SHOW THE SPLENDID ENTREE AT THE HAGUE, ASSOCIATED CEREMONIES, THE ENORMOUS TRIUMPHAL ARCHES, THEIR PAINTINGS AND SCULPTURE, THE NIGHTLY ILLUMINATION OF THE TOWN HALL, FIREWORKS, ETC., MOST OF THE PLATES MEASURING CIRCA 32.5 X 44 CM.
A SIMILAR, BUT COLOURED, VERSION OF THIS BOOK WAS RECENTLY SOLD CHRISTIE'S NEW YORK, 12 JUNE 2009, SALE 2178, LOT 169, FOR $80,500.