The Mauritshuis is an art museum in The Hague, Netherlands. The museum houses the Royal Cabinet of Paintings which consists of 854 objects, mostly Dutch Golden Age paintings. The collection contains works by Johannes Vermeer, Rembrandt van Rijn, Jan Steen, Paulus Potter, Frans Hals, Jacob van Ruisdael, Hans Holbein the Younger, and others. Originally, the 17th-century building was the residence of count John Maurice of Nassau. It is now the property of the government of the Netherlands and is listed in the top 100 Dutch heritage sites.
Mauritshuis in 2005
The Mauritshuis in 1825.
Bust of John Maurice by Bartholomeus Eggers
Jan de Baen Prince John Maurice (c. 1669)
The Hague is the capital city of the South Holland province of the Netherlands. With a population of over half a million, it is the third-largest city in the Netherlands. Situated on the west coast facing the North Sea, The Hague is the country's administrative centre and its seat of government, and while the official capital of the Netherlands is Amsterdam, The Hague has been described as the country's de facto capital since the time of the Dutch Republic.
Image: Den Haag Skyline 1
Image: Peace Palace, The Hague (9264238542)
Image: Het Binnenhof, Den Haag, Netherlands panoramio (29)
Image: Scheveningen The Netherlands Kurhaus 01
