The Huis ten Bosch at The Hague

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This is a view of the south-east front of the Huis ten Bosch (‘House in the Wood’), which was built just outside The Hague as a summer palace for the wife of the head of state of the Netherlands. The building is shown in its original state, a decade or so after it was finished. Today it is used by the Dutch Royal Family as an official residence, though it has been substantially altered and extended.

What is distinctive about this painting is the way that van der Heyden creates a remarkably powerful illusion of depth in a highly compressed space: dark green horizontals are crossed by white pot stands, statues and obelisks, and combined with figures of diminishing size. These straight lines are countered by the strong curves of the topiary hedge in the foreground, which are reflected by the trees to the side of the house.

The National Gallery, London

London

Title

The Huis ten Bosch at The Hague

Date

1665-75

Medium

Oil on oak

Measurements

H 21.6 x W 28.6 cm

Accession number

NG1914

Acquisition method

Bequeathed by Sir James Morse Carmichael, Bt, 1902

Work type

Painting

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