How to Pronounce Adriaan van der Hoop
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Apr 28, 1778 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands Died on 17 Mar 1854 (aged 75)
Dutch banker, art collector and politician
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About Adriaan Van Der Hoop
- Adriaan van der Hoop (28 April 1778, in Amsterdam – 17 March 1854, in Amsterdam) was a Dutch banker and in the first half of the 19th century one of the richest men in the Netherlands.
- He also was an influential politician: a member of the city council, the States-Provincial in Haarlem and the Senate in The Hague.
- In his later years he became an important art and plant collector.
- On his death he left 250 paintings to the city of Amsterdam, who could barely pay the inheritance tax.
- In this way Van der Hoop contributed substantially to the collection of the Rijksmuseum.
