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"One painting was found where there were indications of
involuntary loss of possession during the German occupation,"
the government said in a statement after an inquiry commissioned
by the Royal Family that examined tens of thousands of paintings
in the Royal Collection.
Officials had contacted the heirs of the original owner, who was
not named, to arrange the return of "The Hague Forest with a
View of Huis ten Bosch Palace", by the 17th century painter
Joris van der Haagen.
The work was bought for the Royal Collection by Queen Juliana,
grandmother of reigning King Willem-Alexander.
The inquiry found that another painting in the collection,
"Landscape with St. Hubert", whose provenance had been regarded
as doubtful, was not stolen.
(Reporting By Thomas Escritt; editing by John Stonestreet)
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