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Teyler Museum. HAARLEM. 42. Route, 359
The *Teyler Museum (Pl. 19; D, E, 4) was founded in conse-
quence of a bequest of Pieter Teyler van der Hulst (d. 1778), a
wealthy Haarlem merchant. The collections include objects of
natural history, over 100 paintings by Dutch artists of the 19th
cent., and a collection of etchings and drawings by earlier masters.
The old building in the Damstraat has been enlarged by a hand-
some wing in the Renaissance style, erected in 1894 on the side
next the Spaarne. Entrance, Spaarne 46 (adm., see p. 354), Visit-
ors ring and enter their names in the book. Catalogue of the
pictures (4908), 1 fl.
Rooms I & Jl. Paleontological and Geological Collection. The fossils
include a plesiosaurus, ceveral pterodactyli (R. Il, on the left, Case 22),
and the Andrias Scheuchzeri (R. Il, at the back on the left, Case 29), a
gigantic salamander, taken by J. J. Scheuchzer, the Ziirich naturalist (d.
4133), for a prehistoric man (‘homo diluvii testis’). — Rooms II & lV.
Physical Instruments, including a large electric machine of 1785. Room 1V
contains also a collection of stones. — On the right is —
Room V, containing *Water-Colours by W. Roelofs, Aug. Allebé, J. Bos-
boom, Ch. Rochussen, Jan van Essen, Ant. Mauve, Joz. Isratls, H. W. Mesdag,
H. ten Kate, H. Leys, and other modern masters. On the rotating stand in
the middle of the room is a collection (periodically changed) of etchings
and drawings of older masters such as *Michael Angelo, Rembrandt, Hendrik
Goltzius, Adr. van Ostade, and Claude Lorrain. The rest of this highly
valuable collection is shown on Tues. & Frid., 1-3 p.m., to visitors provided
with a permit, for which written application must be made to the curator
(catalogue of the French and Dutch drawings, 1904, 3 fl.).
Rooms VI and VIII contain the Modern Pictures. Room VI is devoted
to masters of the first half of the 19th century. To the left: J. C. Schotel,
98. Stormy sea, 99. Calm sea; 50. B. C. Koekkoek, Summer-landscape (1830) 5
100. P. J. Schotel, Port on the Zuiderzee during a storm (1840); 54. B. C.
Koekkoek, Winter-landscape (41837); 94. A. Schelfnout, Beach at Katwyk. —
The Corrrpor (V1I) contains drawings by Michael Angelo and others.
Room VIII. To the right: 114. Jan Weissenbruch, Landscape near Els-
hout: 15. Dav. Bles, Poverty and riches; 32. J. H. L. de Haus, Cattle on the
coast near Terschelling; 62. H. W. Mesdag, Evening on the coast; J. H.
Weissenbruch, 116. Mill (1899), 115. Dunes (1849); *66a. Alb. Neuhuys, The
open window; “45. J. Israéls, Refreshment; 83. W. Roelofs, Landscape near
Dordrecht; 61. Ant. Mauve, Sheep on a moor; 19. J. Bosboom, Groote Kerk
of Edam; 63. Z. Meyer, Sea-piece.
The exhibits on the Urrsr Froor are changed from time to
time; here also is the Library (open on week-days 1-4).
At the corner of the Damstraat is the old Weigh House, a sand-
stone building of 1598, by Lieven de Key. — Opposite the Dam-
straat, on the right bank of the Spaarne, are the headquarters of
the Dutch Scientific Society. — The Spaarnewouder or Amsterdam
Gate (P). B, 4), farther to the H., is the only survivor of the med-
ieval town-gates; it was restored on the side next the town about
4600. — The modern Roman Catholic St. Dominikus Kerk (P1. 6;
D, 6) has a fine tower.
The curious tower (1613) of the Nieuwe or St. Anna Kerk (Pl. 5;
B, 5) also is by Lieven de Key. The unattractive nave was built
in 1649 by Salomon de Bray. Not far off is the Reformed Orphanage
for Girls, built by Lieven de Key in 1608 as an Oudemannenhuis;
the dining-hall is interesting. — To the W. of the Leidsche Vaart, |
