Willemspark in The Hague, November 17, 1863 (title on object), Ceremony on November 17, 1863 of the laying of the foundation stone by King Willem III for the National Monument in memory of the independence and the foundation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1813, in the Willemspark (now Plein 1813) in The Hague. Central King William III, Princess Marie, Prince Frederik, the Crown Prince and Princes Hendrik and Alexander surrounded by guests, secretary d'Engelbronner reads out an act. In the background the structure with the stands for the guests, on the right the buildings for the choir

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