Sometimes fascinating events in history are lost to us forever, other times, they just await to be discovered... Such was the case with L'Ordre de l'Union de la Joye (Women's Order of Joy), the secret order run exclusively by women in 17th century Netherlands.
Read MoreL'Ordre de l'Union de la Joye: A Women's Order in the 17th-century Dutch Golden Age
Amalia Margaretha van Brederode (1625-1663), Grandmistress of L'Ordre de l'Union de la Joye, Gerard van Honthorst 1650/1656: Instituut Collectie Nederland C275
