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22-OCT-2014 Chris Brooker

Prince Maurice and Frederick Henry at the Valkenburg Horse Fair, 1618

Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne, c 1589-1662

Oil on panel

The picture shows the arrival of Prince Maurice and his younger brother, Frederick Henry,
in a carriage drawn by 6 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.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II
1/40s f/4.0 at 40.0mm iso1000 full exif

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