Amongst the paintings on display are works by Peter Paul Rubens, Jan Steen, Paulus Potter and Gerard van Honthorst.

To that end he bought two adjacent houses near his residence in The Hague, where he planned for the construction of an art gallery for his collection.

In 1774 the gallery opened, and in addition to the guests of the prince, it became the first museum in the Netherlands where the general public was allowed to visit.

Under a later treaty many paintings were recovered in 1815, but many were not, such as the portrait of William III of Orange, now in the Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon.

Some of the more notable works that were abducted to France and came back were: Since 2010, museum visitors can view the restored art gallery that can be reached through a special staircase that connects the two buildings.

An effort is made to create an impression of the original gallery, rather than any historical accuracy in the choice where which paintings hang specifically.