3709986 The Ridderzaal of the Binnenhof during the Great Assembly of 1651, (oil on panel and metal) by Bassen, Bartolomeus van (c.1590-1652); 52x66 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (add.info.: On the death of Stadtholder William II in 1651, the States-General called a special assembly and decided not to appoint a new stadtholder. On the hinged metal flap is a table with the Latin motto of the Dutch Republic, which means ???nity makes strength?? ); Dutch, out of copyright.