At Museum Prinsenhof Delft, Saskia Beranek of Illinois State University will discuss matters of access and agency in relation to portraits of Amalia van Solms and their display across the Dutch Republic. She uses the lacquer baluster from Huis ten Bosch (purchased last year by the Rijksmuseum) as a starting point for a discussion of the connections between portrait and audience as well as the fundamental role architectural design played in such encounters. Examining these relationships in documentable cases within Amalia's residences creates a methodological model to also begin to understand the market for portraits of Amalia van Solms more broadly. Afterwards, Julia van Marissing, curator at Museum Prinsenhof Delft, will give a short talk on 'The Making of' the exhibition Amalia: Ambition and Allure (September 16, 2022-January 8, 2023). She will further elaborate on why the museum chose to create this exhibition, how the long and complex life of Amalia of Solms was casted into an appealing story and how objects and loans were selected. We will visit the exhibition as a group.