Van der Hoopzaal seen from the east in 1893. Spacious room with two sofas in the middle. On the right in the background a man 'the Jewish bride' by Rembrandt copies. In the passage of Zaal 269 to 265, the image 'Perseus' of F. Leenhoff has been drawn up. Behind this image, room 265, with the passage to the restaurant and toilets, can be seen. Room 269, Van der Hoop Zaal seen from the east. Rear room 265, four tower, an arcuate passage with stained glass, to the stairwell in tower 4. Here the original banks. In 1895 they are covered with leather. GranitoLer with edges in diamond form. The room

Van der Hoopzaal seen from the east in 1893. Spacious room with two sofas in the middle. On the right in the background a man 'the Jewish bride' by Rembrandt copies. In the passage of Zaal 269 to 265, the image 'Perseus' of F. Leenhoff has been drawn up. Behind this image, room 265, with the passage to the restaurant and toilets, can be seen. Room 269, Van der Hoop Zaal seen from the east. Rear room 265, four tower, an arcuate passage with stained glass, to the stairwell in tower 4. Here the original banks. In 1895 they are covered with leather. GranitoLer with edges in diamond form. The room is span by a curved edge light. Bricks booth rest on a list of consoles (flowers and fruits). A text explains the room: 'At the farthest wish decision from December 22, 1847, Adriaan van der Hoop, born 28 April 1778 in Amsterdam, died there, 17 March 1854, Commandur of the Order of the Netherlands Lion, Ridder Order of St. Anna van Russia 2nd class, member of the First Chamber of the States General, Member of the States of the Province of N-Holland and from the Council of Amsterdam, Banker and Koopman, his collection of paintings vacifiated. " The VDH monogram can be found in various places, referring to the Van der Hoop Schenker. A frieze with cartels in which names of painters whose work can be seen here are included, and leaf decorations forms the transition to the vault, worn by a stone list with consoles. The vault surfaces at the ends of the room are decorated with 'it in a blazon crowned name figure of the Queen'. The colors of the painted decorations are chosen so that they form a 'soft transition' of the dark walls to 'the large amount of light that from above incident'. In 1917 the room is subdivided into three halls. The Van der Hoopzaal, where the Collection meeting that the Banker Adriaan van der Hoop had vacated to the city of Amsterdam in 1854 and with the opening of the new Rijksmuseum building

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