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Collection highlights

The Mesdag Collection contains the extraordinary range of 19th-century art amassed by the renowned marine painter and art collector Hendrik Willem Mesdag and his wife Sientje Mesdag-van Houten.

French art

Browse the highlights from the collection of French art

Dutch art

Curious about the works in the collection of Dutch art?

The Mesdags

Discover the artworks created by the Mesdags themselves

Japanese decorative art

Explore Hendrik Willem Mesdag’s collection of Japanese decorative art

Antonio Mancini

Browse the artworks which Mesdag received from the Italian artist Mancini

Theo Colenbrander

Discover the Mesdags’ impressive collection of Colenbrander ceramics

The collection online

Delve into the entire online collection. We are constantly adding to this selection

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Discover the permanent collection

The Mesdags’ life’s work