Rijksmuseum

De achterzijde van het slot Berckenrode in Heemstede na de brand

Date

1747

Medium

panel, oil paint (paint)

Institution

Rijksmuseum

When William IV was elevated to stadtholder of Holland in 1747, the inhabitants of Berckenrode Castle held a celebration. The castle’s owner, Matthias Lestevenon, was an Orangist and would later become one of William IV’s advisers. The bonfire that was lit on 4 May set the castle ablaze and destroyed it. Lestevenon later rebuilt the castle in a new style.

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