Performances of Peace: Utrecht 1713

304 Pages·2015·6.435 MB·English

by  Renger Bruin

Performances of Peace

Performances of Peace
Utrecht 1713
Edited by
Renger E. de Bruin, Cornelis van der Haven,
Lotte Jensen and David Onnekink
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Cover illustration: A meeting of the negotiators in the Utrecht city hall, Utrechtse Vrede, geslooten in ‘t jaar
1713 (Peace of Utrecht, concluded in the year 1713). Late-18th-century engraving by Simon Fokke from Jan
Wagenaar, Vaderlandsche historie verkort en by vraagen en antwoorden voorgesteld (Amsterdam: By de Wed.
Isaak Tirion, 1770). Utrechts Archief, Utrecht
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Contents
List of Illustrations ix
Notes on Contributors xi
Introduction 1
Renger E. de Bruin, Cornelis van der Haven, Lotte Jensen and
David Onnekink
Part 1
The Diplomatic Stage
1 The Olive and the Horse: The Eighteenth-Century Culture of
Diplomacy 25
Linda Frey and Marsha Frey
2 Behind the Stage: The Global Dimension of the Negotiations 40
Lucien Bély
3 ‘Enemies of their patrie’? Savoyard Identity and the Dilemmas of War,
1690–1713 53
Phil McCluskey
4 Pride and Prejudice: Universal Monarchy Discourse and the Peace
Negotiations of 1709–1710 69
David Onnekink
Part 2
The Publicity Stage
5 Madame Du Noyer Presenting and Re-presenting the Peace of
Utrecht 95
Henriette Goldwyn and Suzan van Dijk
6 ‘Dieu veuille que cette Paix soit de longue durée . . .’ The History of the
Congress and the Peace of Utrecht by Casimir Freschot 114
Heinz Duchhardt
vi contents
7 The Treaty of Utrecht and Addison’s Cato: Britain’s War of the Spanish
Succession, Peace and the Imperial Road Map 123
Samia Al-Shayban
8 Jonathan Swift’s Peace of Utrecht 142
Clare Jackson
9 Visions of Europe: Contrasts and Combinations of National and
European Identities in Literary Representations of the Peace of
Utrecht (1713) 159
Lotte Jensen
Part 3
The Theatrical Stage
10 Theatres of War and Diplomacy on the Early-Eighteenth-Century
Amsterdam Stage 181
Cornelis van der Haven
11 Performance and Propaganda in Spanish America during the War of
the Spanish Succession 197
Aaron Alejandro Olivas
12 Promoting the Peace: Queen Anne and the Public Thanksgiving at
St Paul’s Cathedral 207
Julie Farguson
13 Fiery Metaphors in the Public Space: Celebratory Culture and
Political Consciousness around the Peace of Utrecht 223
Willem Frijhoff
Part 4
The Commemorative Stage
14 Memory Theatre: Remembering the Peace after Three Hundred
Years 251
Jane O. Newman
Contents vii
15 Peace Was Made Here: The Tercentennial of the Treaty of Utrecht,
2013–2015 266
Renger E. de Bruin
Index 283

List of Illustrations
0.1 A ball in honour of the birth of the crown prince of Portugal
(19 October 1712), organized by the count of Tarouca on 27 February 1713
in Utrecht. Engraving by Nicolas Chevalier from Relation des fêtes, que le
Comte de Tarouca a données (Utrecht: N. Chevalier, 1714) 10
0.2 The Peace of Utrecht. Engraving by Anna Folkema. From: Roeland van
Leuve, Mengelwerken (Amsterdam: J. Verheyden, 1723) 14
1.1 Medal in silver to Commemorate the Treaty of Rastatt, 1714. Design by
Martin Brunner (1659–1725) 38
5.1 Picture showing the Quintessence des Nouvelles for the year 1713, issue
d.d. January 12th, about the feast organized by the count of Tarouca of
Portugal in celebration of the birth of the Prince of Brazil 104
6.1 Title page of Histoire du Congrès et de la Paix d’Utrecht (Utrecht:
G. van Poolsum, 1716), with an engraving by Jan Goeree 115
9.1 Portrait of the poet and publisher François Halma (1653–1722) by
Arnoud van Halen 160
9.2 Title page of Halma’s poem on the Peace of Utrecht: Vredezang
(Amsterdam: J. van Oosterwyk, 1713) 171
9.3 Title page of Enoch Krook’s play Staatkunde (Amsterdam: J. Lescailje
and D. Rank, 1713) 174
10.1 Showman with peepshow: ‘Eerste Harlequin’, from: Jan Pook:
Rommelzoodje. Eerste Harlequin, reizende met zijn Rarekiek (Amsterdam:
Timotheus ten Hoorn, 1709), fol. 19 188
10.2 Coloured etching of the Battle of Blenheim by Romeyn de Hooghe:
Zegen by Hoogstad op de Fransen en Beyersen door S.H: Marlbourg en
Pr. Eugenius van Savoyen verkreegen (Amsterdam: Pieter Schenck,
1704) 191
10.3 Map by G. Harrweyn of the Battle of Wijnendale: De l’Action entre le
Corps des troupes Alliez Commandé par le G. Maj. Webb. Contre l’Armée
des François Commandé par le Comte de la Motte aupres de Wynendale le
28. Sept. 1708 (Brussels: Eugene Henri Fricx, s.a. [1708]) 192
11.1 Téâtre de la guerre en Amerique telle qu’elle est à present possedée
par les Espagnols, Anglois, François, et Hollandois &c. (Amsterdam:
P. Mortier, 1703) 199
13.1 Firework by the States General in The Hague, 14 June 1713. Afbeeldingh
van het Theater met zyn Ornamenten en Constigh Vuurwerck opgericht
door ordre van haar Hoog Mog. de Heeren Staten Generael der
Vereenichde Nederlanden etc. etc. etc. in s’Gravenhage in de Vyver
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[. . .] afgestoken op den 14 Iuny 1713. Ter occasie van de Vrede met zyn
Alderchristelyksten Maj.t Louis den XIIII. Con. van Vrankryck etc. etc. etc.
tot Uytrecht geslooten op den 11 April 1713. Engraving by D. Stoopendaal
after H. Pola (The Hague: Anna Beeck, 1713) 227
13.2 Firework by the States of Holland and West-Friesland in The Hague, 14
June 1713. Afbeeldingh van het Theater met syn ornamenten en Constigh
Vuurwerck, opgericht door ordere van haar Ed. Groot Mog: de Heeren
Staten van Hollant en West Vriesland etc. etc. etc. in ’s Gravenhage in de
Vyver afgestoken op de 14 Juny 1713. Ter occasie van de Vreede met syn
Alderchristelycksten Majesteyt Louis de XIIII. Coning van Vrankryk etc.
etc. etc. tot Uytrecht geslooten, op den 11 April, daar bevorens. Hand-
coloured engraving with and without illumination, by D. Stoopendaal
after H. Pola (The Hague: Anna Beeck, 1713) 228–229
13.3 Inscriptions and devices of the firework by the States of Holland
and West-Friesland in The Hague, 14 June 1713. Devises et Inscriptions
Contenuës dans la construction érigée pour le Feu d’Artifice de la Province
de Hollande & de Westfrise, au sujet de la Paix avec la France. Concluë
à Utrecht le 11. Avril en l’année 1713. Composées par Mr. De Vrigny (The
Hague: chez Gerard Rammazeyn, pour Pierre Loofs, s.a. [1713]) 232
13.4 Firework by the States of Friesland in Leeuwarden, 14 June 1713.
Afbeelding van het Theater met syn Ornemente en Constig Vuurwerk,
opgeregt door ordre van haer Ed. Mog. de Heeren Staeten van Vrieslandt
etc. etc. etc. in Leeuwaerden op ’t Markvelt, afgestooken op den 14 Junij
1713. Ter occasie van de Vrede met Syn Alderchristelyksten Maj.t Louis de
XIIII Coning van Vranckryck etc. etc. etc. Engraving by P. van Call after D.
Marot 236
13.5 Firework by the Admirality of Rotterdam on the river Meuse in
Rotterdam, 14 June 1713. Afbeelding van het Theater en Vuurwerck
opgeregt in de Maese door ordre van de Ed. Mog. Heeren de
Gecommitteerde Raden ter Admiraliteyt resideerende te Rotterdam over de
Vrede gesloten tot Uitregt in den Jaere 1713. Engraving by B. Picart after F.
van Douwe (s.l., 1713) 242