Louis Volders
Louis Volders (fl. 1689–1711) was a Dutch painter. He worked from about 1700 at Stadhouderlijk court in Leeuwarden. In the literature, Louis, John and Lancelot Volders were often confused. According to the National Institute for Art History, the older Lancelot was not Louis Volders. Other sources conflated the three painters.
Portraits by Volders remain in the collections of his German and Dutch descendants, of the Dutch kings and of the Friesian Stadhouders. The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam own examples of his miniature portraits. His works are in the collections of Eysinga (now in the Frisian Museum) and Sminia (now H. W. Herwarth von Bittenfeld).
R. E. O. Ekkart suggested in "Orange Nassau from the shadow of" the possibility that Amalia Henriette of Nassau-Dietz discovered Volders during her visit to Brussels in 1689.
Most paintings attributed to him are signed "L Volders" on the back. In one case he used his full name, "Louis Volders".
A group portrait of city judges was painted in 1703 is preserved in Leuven City Hall. Attributed to Lancelot Volders, this painting is likely by Louis because Lancelot's activities as a painter were mainly between 1657 and 1675. It is possible that Lancelot and Louis were father and son.
Ekkart dated Volder's latest works to 1713, but according to other sources, Louis died in 1711.
References
- Louis Volders in the RKD databases.
- A. Staring, "Little-known portraitists, V. Louis Volders", in: Oud Holland 61 (1946), p.177-184
- Art History explorations "Hague 1948 p.67 ff
- Dr. A.Wassenbergh, "Portraiture in Friesland in the 17th Century" Lochem 1967
- R.E.O. Ekkart in "the shadow of Orange Nassau" Franeker 2003
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