Brief aan Frederik Hendrik Weissenbruch before 1887

This is a letter written in ink by jonkheer Victor Eugène Louis de Stuers to Frederik Hendrik Weissenbruch. Though undated, it offers insight into the Dutch art world of the late 19th century. De Stuers, a nobleman, was a key figure in institutionalizing art and heritage in the Netherlands. He established the Rijksmuseum and shaped cultural policy, reflecting a belief in art's role in national identity. His correspondence with Weissenbruch, a prominent Hague School painter, reveals the dynamics between patrons, artists, and the art market. The letter itself, with its elegant script, speaks to the formality of artistic exchange at the time. But what did they write? Understanding the content of the letter, along with De Stuer’s biography and writings, could reveal much about the social conditions that shaped artistic production in the Netherlands, as well as their institutional and cultural networks. Such research would offer an intimate glimpse into the politics of imagery.