Rembrandt tentoonstelling

Abstract

The 14 mounted silver collodion photographs in this folio highlight the preparation and installation of the 1898 Rembrandt tentoonstelling (Rembrandt Exhibition) in Amsterdam which commemorated the coronation of Holland's new queen, Wilhelmina. The ambitious exhibition was an homage to both the Queen and Rembrandt, one of Holland's most famous artists, consisting of 124 paintings, 350 drawings and etchings. It included Rembrandt's monumental canvas The Nightwatch pictured in transit across the Museumplein to the Stedelijk Museum.