ABSTRACT
This chapter will retrace the footsteps of Samuel Van Hoogstraten’s grand tour, considering his travels through Central Europe and Italy, which ultimately inspired his extended stay in England. Although Van Hoogstraten initially sold trompe-Toeil paintings to his British patrons - harking back to his career in Vienna and Dordrecht - he soon chose to focus on an entirely new theme, namely, architectural scenes. We shall explore how these scenes were related to his travels. They are oriented towards Mediterranean examples; however, they do not depict the actual buildings that Van Hoogstraten saw.
