Tour Day 1 - The Collins Family on the Web

Our tour began in the afternoon of June 5. We met our fellow travelers, our tour leaders, Risa and Kirk, and our expert local guide, Frans Henk Hoekstra. Frans Henk then took us on a highlights tour of the Rijksmuseum.

The Rijksmuseum

Gerrit Adriaensz Berckheyde (1658-1698), 'View of the Golden Bend in the Herengracht' - 1671-1672

Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675), 'Woman Reading a Letter' - c. 1663

Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675), 'View of Houses in Delft' (Known as 'The Little Street') - c. 1660

Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675), 'The Milkmaid' - c. 1660

Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669), 'Portrait of Marten Soolmans' - 1634

Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669), 'Portrait of Oopjen Coppit' - 1634

Behind 'Night Watch' while it is being restored

'Night Watch'

Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669), 'Night Watch' - 1662

Adriaen de Vries (1556-1626), cast by Hans Hilliger (?-1629), 'Bacchant' - 1626

Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669), 'Self-portrait' - c. 1628

Jan Toorop (1858-1928), 'The Sea near Katwijk' - 1887

Claude Monet (1840-1926), 'La Corniche near Monaco' - 1884

George Henrik Breitner (1857-1923), The Singel Bridge at the Paleisstraat in Amsterdam' - 1896; reworked 1898

Abraham Teerlink (1776-1857), 'The Waterfall at Tivoli' - Rome, 1824

Charles Howard Hodges (1764-1837, 'Portrait of Louis Napoleon, King of Holland' - 1809