# The Inauguration of King William II in the Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam on 28 November 1840

- By: Nicolaas Pieneman (Amersfoort, 1809–1860)
- Date: 1840 - 1845
- Medium: panel, oil paint (paint)
- Classification: painting
- Dimensions: depth 11 cm
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/SK-A-3852--9eae2a860c515ef315bb937271caeeda)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/fhCXk/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
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Investiture of King William II in the New Church in Amsterdam on 28 November 1840, by N. Pieneman. Sketch for a large painting produced by Pieneman for the Royal House. To the left of the king: his brother Frederick and his son Alexander. To the right: his sons William and Henry. In the background, centre: Queen Anna Paulowna with, left, her daughter-in-law Sophie (the wife of Crown Prince William),and right, her daughter-in-law Louise of Prussia (wife of Prince Frederick) and her daughter Sophie. On the table in the centre are a copy of the constitution, the crown, the orb and sceptre. Like the sword of state and the national standard these were especially made for the occasion.