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Stadtholder's chair
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Stadtholder's chair

Gerrit Hutte · 1747 · walnut (hardwood); wood (plant material); velvet (fabric weave); silver thread; silk

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

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.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
armstoelstadhoudersstoelHof van West-FrieslandHof van ZeelandHof van Hollandarmorial bearing, heraldryBinnenhof
Credit lineStadhoudersstoel. 1747. Gerrit Hutte. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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