Gezicht op het huis van Huygens aan het Plein te 's-Gravenhage 

This is Theodor Matham’s print of the Huygens House at The Hague. Made in the Dutch Republic sometime in the 17th century, it depicts the home of one of the most influential intellectuals in the Netherlands. The print’s clean lines and architectural precision speak to a culture deeply invested in civic order and humanist values. The Dutch Golden Age saw an unprecedented flourishing of art, science, and commerce, and the homes of men like Huygens were centers of intellectual exchange. His house wasn't just a private residence; it was a stage for social interaction and the performance of status. Prints like this circulated widely and were instrumental in shaping public perceptions of status and taste. To understand Matham’s image fully, historians might look to archival records of urban development in The Hague, as well as the published writings of the period. These can tell us a lot about the relationship between domestic space and social identity in the early modern Netherlands.