RKD STUDIES

Close Encounters : Cross-Cultural Exchange between the Low Countries and Britain 1600-1830

• Introduction

1. Refugees and Fortune Seekers

• 1.1 Enriching the Data
• 1.2 Dataset Selection Criteria
• 1.3 Female Artists from the Low Countries in Britain
• 1.4 Analysis of the Dataset
• Conclusion
• Bibliography

2. Nicholas Stone the Elder (c. 1587-1647) and his Circle

• 2.1 Stone’s Training in London and Amsterdam
• 2.2 Stone’s Career in England
• 2.3 Professional Relations between the Stone and De Keyser Families
• 2.4 Conclusion: the Need for further Research
• Bibliography

3. Between two Courts: Gerard van Honthorst and Stuart Patrons in London and The Hague

• 3.1 Introduction: A Courtly Invitation
• 3.2 Case Study I: The Concert and Granida and Daifilo
• 3.3 Case Study II: Apollo and Diana
• Bibliography

4. Fire and Plague: Samuel van Hoogstraten’s Career in England

• 4.1 Samuel van Hoogstraten in London
• 4.2 Portraits for the Kentish Gentry
• 4.3 A Letter Rack for Sir Ralph Bankes
• 4.4 Patrons of Perspective Paintings
• 4.5 Conclusion
• Bibliography

5. The Van de Velde Studio at the Queen’s House

• 5.1 The Van de Veldes as Court Artists at Greenwich
• 5.2 The Physical Space of the Studio
• 5.3 The Studio Assets
• 5.4 Moving on
• Bibliography

6. Dutch Terminology in Artists’ Workshops in London

• 6.1 ‘Steting’: A Dutch Word for Strong Contrasts
• 6.2 Glowingness in Oil and Water Colours
• 6.3 Breaking Colours
• 6.4 Conclusion
• Bibliography

7. Leatherwork and Kwab Frames

• 7.1 A Preliminary Note on Terminology
• 7.2 Italianate Frames and the Emergence of Leatherwork and Kwab
• 7.3 Leatherwork and Kwab Frames: Technical Analysis
• 7.4 From Leatherwork to Kwab: English Frames influencing Dutch Design
• 7.5 From Kwab to Leatherwork: Dutch Designs influencing English Frames
• 7.6 Conclusions
• Bibliography

8. Copying the Cartouche: Anglo-Dutch Encounters in Cartography and Slavery

• 8.1 Dutch Artists and Cartographers Charting the World
• 8.2 Anglo-Dutch Encounters in Cartography and the Spanish Black Legend
• 8.3 Copying the Cartouche and Atlantic Slavery
• Bibliography

9. John van Collema: a Dutch India Goods Merchant in London

• 9.1 Retailing India Goods
• 9.2 Customer Shopping Patterns
• 9.3 Anglo-Dutch Merchant Networks
• 9.4 John van Collema’s Legacy
• Bibliography

10. The Print Collection of William Cartwright (1606-1686): a Reconstruction

• 10.1 Cartwright’s Life and Legacy
• 10.2 His Notes on Prints: Names and Monograms
• 10.3 Collecting Prints in 17th-Century London
• 10.4 The Function of Cartwright’s Print Collection
• 10.5 Conclusion
• Appendices and Bibliography

11. Thomas Worlidge's Claim to Fame

• 11.1 The Rise of Rembrandt’s Art in England around 1700
• 11.2 Thomas Worlidge and his Engagement with Rembrandt’s Oeuvre
• 11.3 The Tronies in Context
• 11.4 Worlidge’s Approach to and Interpretation of Rembrandt’s Tronies
• 11.5 Worlidge’s Approaches to Fame
• 11.6 Conclusion
• Bibliography

12. The Griffier Family of Painters and the Young Thomas Gainsborough

• 12.1 Gainsborough’s Early Years in London
• 12.2 The Technique of Gainsborough’s Early Paintings
• 12.3 The Griffier Family of Painters
• 12.4 Proposed Link between Gainsborough and John and Robert Griffier
• 12.5 Conclusion
• Bibliography

13. Willem van de Velde's Fame in 18th-Century England

• 13.1 English Admirers and Followers
• 13.2 Reportage or Art?
• 13.3 Sea Pieces on a Limited Budget
• 13.4 Van de Velde's Legacy at Home
• Bibliography

14. In the Wake of the Old Masters

• 14.1 Sir John Murray and Pieter Christoffel Wonder
• 14.2 Dutch Modern Artists in Britain (1780-1830): an Analysis
• 14.3 Shifting Views: Dutch Landscape Painters in Britain
• 14.4 Between Old and Modern: Dutch Artists in the British Art Market
• 14.5 The Beauties of the Dutch School : Artists as Experts
• 14.6 Conclusion
• Bibliography

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