During the 16th and 17th centuries, the Hofvijver was the landmark of The Hague. Especially because of the surrounding buildings, this area is a favorite subject for many painters of that time.
Surrounded by their fifteen children, mr. Willem van den Kerckhoven and his wife Reijnburg Sebastiaensdr. de Jonge portray themselves at the foot of a tree in an idealized landscape.
Around 1900, the Spuistraat was one of the chicest shopping streets in The Hague. Richly decorated storefronts and full shop windows were designed to lure passers-by inside.
Inspired by leading magazines on architecture and interior design, Lita de Ranitz commissioned this big dollhouse. A contemporary house that shows many similarities with villas that arose around 1910 in and around The Hague.
