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Visit the museum that is home to the exceptional collection of 19th-century art assembled by the renowned painter Hendrik Willem Mesdag and his wife Sientje.

The Mesdag Collection

The Mesdags

Hendrik Willem Mesdag and his wife Sientje both rose to the challenge and became artists when they were already in their thirties

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Now on display

'Beach Scene in Holland' is donated by Mr. and Mrs. Frans K. Winkel, Michael K. Winkel, Martin P. Winkel and family

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The Barbizon Painters

Who were these artists? And what made them so special?