# The Herepad in the Haagse Bos

- By: Paulus Constantijn la Fargue (The Hague, 1729–1782)
- Date: 1778
- Medium: panel, oil paint (paint)
- Classification: painting
- Dimensions: height 23 cm x width 34 cm
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/SK-A-3959--8ce9030b980806c988b85a843b605300)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/web/cea97e95ea17fe9d22c6dca81f002b1e.jpg
- Who can see it: Little Ones profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

La Fargue specialized in topographical views, that is, accurate illustrations of specific places. In this depiction of the Haagse Bos, a wooded area in The Hague, he depicted the main cart track at left, while giving centre stage to the Herepad – a footpath favoured by local residents.