Chapter 14: Historical Background, Trends of Criticism and Collecting

Slive, Seymour

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~~When Louis XIV signed the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678, he agreed to give up most of the conquests he made after his abortive attempt to crush the republic in 1672. Endorsement of this treaty did not alter the aggressive policy of the king of France. William III’s major task (as prince of Orange, captain-general of the Union,...

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Seymour Slive

PublisherYale University Press

Related print edition pages: pp.295-300

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Chapter subject tags:Netherlands--Politics and government--17th centuryPainting, Dutch--17th centuryPainting, Dutch--18th centuryArt--Collectors and collecting--NetherlandsArt criticism--NetherlandsNetherlands--Economic conditions--17th century

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