The Hague - William V's Picture Gallery

(Local Name: William V's Schilderijenzaal) Beside the Gevangenpoort, at Buitenhof 35, is Prince William V's Picture Gallery (Schilderijenzaal), with an interesting collection of pictures which, in the manner of the time, are hung close together from floor to ceiling. Built by Prince William V in 1773 as a reception room, it was open to the public on certain days, and is thus the oldest museum in the Netherlands. It displays Dutch paintings of the 17th and 18th centuries which belonged to the Stadholder.