The Royal Collection has a stunning collection of seventeenth century Dutch art
Still-life
During Charles II's reign still-lifes were hugely admired, the Dutch being particularly renowned for their virtuosic ability to create illusions of reality in paint. It was then that Pieter van Roestraten and Simon Verelst came to England to work. The former was recommended to Charles II by Peter Lely, although there is no record of any commission, whereas Verelst was hugely popular with the King and court, for whom he also executed portraits.
Willem Claesz. Heda (Haarlem 1593/4-1680/2)
Still Life on a Table
Pieter Gerritsz van Roestraten (Haarlem c.1631-London 1700)
A Vanitas
Jan Weenix (c.1642-1719)
Dead Hare and Partridges with Instruments of the Chase
Attributed to Jan Davidsz de Heem (Utrecht 1606-Antwerp 1684)
Still Life with a Nautilus Cup
Maria van Oosterwyck (Noorddorp 1630-Uitdam 1693)
Still Life with Flowers, Insects and a Shell
Simon Verelst (1644-1721)
A Bunch of Grapes
Willem van Aelst (Delft 1625/6-Amsterdam after 1683)
