Stadtholder’s chair

Gerrit Hutte, 1747

This chair was used by William IV when he presided over the Court of Justice in the Binnenhof at The Hague. The chairmaker Hutte and the woodcarver Van Dijck chose the most extreme Rococo style for this ceremonial chair. The back is crowned by the arms of Zeeland, Holland and West-Friesland and is embroidered with the stadtholder’s coat of arms.

  • Artwork typearmstoel, stadhoudersstoel
  • Object numberBK-NM-1315
  • Dimensionsheight 56.5 cm x width 74 cm x depth 59 cm, height 180 cm x width 95 cm x depth 87 cm
  • Physical characteristicsnotenhout, zijdefluweel, zilverdraad, zijde

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Stadtholder’s chair

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