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Huis ten Bosch. THE HAGUE. 39. Route. 339
d. Environs.
The Zoological-Botanic Garden (Pl. F, 3) is a favourite place
of recreation, containing a fair collection of birds and a few other
animals. Adm., see p. 348 (entr. on the S. side), Concerts on Mon.
and Frid. at 7.30 p.m. in summer, and on Sun. at 2 p.m, in winter
(café-restaurant).
To the S. of the Zoological Garden are the Malieveld, the drill-
ing-ground of the garrison, and the so-called Koekamp (Pl. F, 4,5),
a park containing white fallow deer and other tame deer. —
Between these runs the Straatweg naar Leiden, or Leyden Road
(Pl. F, 4), which begins at the Korte Voorhout (p. 332) and traverses
the beautiful *Haagsche Bosch (het Bosch), a park-like forest about
{1/)M.in length. In the centre is a large garden-restaurant belong-
ing to the Witte or Litteraire Societeit (p. 319), to which admission
is granted only onintroduction. On Sun. at 2.30 p.m., and on Wed,
at 7.30 p.m., a military band plays here and attracts numerous vis-
itors. The forest is traversed by regular avenues of stately old
trees, while the remoter parts are in their primitive condition.
Near the N.E. corner of the Park, about 11/. M. from The Hague,
is situated the Huis ten Bosch (i.e. the ‘House in the Wood’), a
royal villa erected about 1645 by Jac. van Campen and Pieter Post
for Princess Amalia of Solms, consort of Prince Frederick Henry of
Orange (p.xl). In 1748 the wings were added by Prince William IV.
The first International Peace Conference, at which 26 Powers were
represented, met in the Orange Saloon (see below) in the summer
of 1899. — Visitors to the villa may make use of the tramways No. 3
and No. 12 (p. 316), the terminus of which is at Overbosch. Those
who walk through the Bosch turn to the right at the end of the or-
namental water and soon reach the gate to the grounds surround-
ing the villa.
The InteRIoR is worthy ofa visit. (Ring at the door in the right wing;
adm., see p. 317; catalogues for the use of visitors.) — The Dining Room is
embellished with grisailles by Jac. de Wit (1749) of Meleager, Atalanta,
Venus, Adonis, and Genii, painted in imitation of bas-reliefs; it con-
tains also Chinese, Saxon (Me and Delft porcelain of 1748. — In the
Chinese Room is some tapestry of rice-paper of the 18th century, The cur-
tains and upholstery also should be noted. — The Japanese Room con-
tains bright-coloured embroidery with birds and plants, presented to
Prince William V. of Orange in 1795, Japanese cabinets, etc. — In one
of the rooms is a portrait of John Lothrop Motley (1814-77), who wrote part
of his ‘Rise of the Dutch Republic’ in this palace.
The chief attraction is the *Orange Saloon, an octagonal hall adorned
with scenes from the life of Prince Frederick Henry, painted by artists of
Antwerp and Holland, and lighted partly by the cupola above, and partly
from the sides. In the cupola is a portrait of Princess Amalia of Solms
(see aboye). The walls are about 50 ft. in height, the lower part being
covered with canvas, while the upper part is of wood.
_ Upper row: Caesar van Everdingen, Birth of Prince Frederick Henry;
Th. van Thulden (pupil of Rubens), Education of the prince; Ger. van
Honthorst, Marriage of the prince; Th. van Thulden, The States - General
conferring the dignity of Stadtholder upon Prince Frederick Henry, Educ-
ation of William II., his son, The prince triumphing over the Vices, |
