Stadholder’s Chair
From the series One hundred masterpieces
Stadtholder’s chair Gerrit Hutte, Pieter van Dijck (?–1757), The Hague, 1747, walnut, silk velvet, silk thread, silk
Hello William. Oh, you’re not here... From the 16th century there was a special stadholder’s chair in every government building, which symbolized his power in his absence.
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