Free, Online Essential Information Type Talks and tours Location Online Date and Times 24 October to 5 December | 1pm-2pm Join us to discover more about the world of the Van de Veldes. With the generous support of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, we are pleased to offer a series of free, online, lunchtime talks to accompany the acclaimed exhibition The Van de Veldes: Greenwich, Art and the Sea, currently on show at the Queen's House. The talks will take place over Zoom and are open to all, but registration is required. Programme: 24 October: Painting technique and materials in the Van de Velde studio 31 October: Dutch artists at the English court 7 November: Water, Water, Everywhere: Picturing Water in 17th-Century Dutch Art 15 November: How to Paint a Sea Fight - in person evening lecture in the Queen's House. 28 November: The Art of Pen Painting 5 December: The Solebay tapestries See below for more information about each event. Image Painting technique and materials in the Van de Velde studio Tuesday 24 October | 1pm-2pm Discover more about the painting technique and materials used in the Van de Velde studio in the Queen's House in Greenwich, with Kendall Francis from the Yale Center for British Art Find out more Image Social Networking: Dutch artists at the English court Tuesday 31 October | 1pm-2pm Sander Karst from the University of Amsterdam discusses the networks employed by Dutch artists such as the Van de Veldes, Samuel van Hoogstraten, Sir Peter Lely and Sir Geoffrey Kneller to reach their goal of being appointed to a coverted position as an English 'Court Artist'. Find out more Image Water, Water, Everywhere: Picturing Water in 17th-Century Dutch Art Tuesday 7 November | 1pm-2pm In this talk Sarah W. Mallory, Assistant Curator of Drawings and Prints at The Morgan Library and Museum, will consider why and how artists depicted water, and the ways in which their artworks continue to impact the world in which we live. Find out more Image How to Paint a Sea Fight: The Van de Veldes in Search of Information Wednesday 15 November | 7pm-8pm Great Hall, Queen's House Learn how the Van de Veldes depicted naval battles in this onsite lecture, given by maritime art historian, Remmelt Daalder. This year marks the 350th anniversary of the Battle of Texel, which took place off the Dutch coast in August 1673. Using surviving drawings, Daalder will retrace the steps Van de Velde the Younger took to capture the essence of the conflict in paint. Find out more Image The Art of Pen Painting Tuesday 28 November | 1pm-2pm In this talk, curator Dr Lelia Packer of the Wallace Collection explores the virtuosic technique of pen painting in Dutch seventeenth century art. Find out more Image The Solebay Tapestry - New Insights Tuesday 5 December | 1pm-2pm Join Maya Wassell Smith, Assistant Curator of Art at Royal Museums Greenwich, as she discusses new research on the Solebay tapestry. Find out more Related pages Feeling Blue A new tapestry by Alberta Whittle and Dovecot Studios reimagines maritime histories in bold, thought-provoking ways The Van de Veldes: Greenwich, Art and the Sea From across the sea, an art revolution is coming. Discover the art of the Van de Veldes at the Queen's House The Van de Veldes in Greenwich Find out about the Dutch artists’ time in the Queen’s House