Statue of Rembrandt
by ROYER, Lodewijk, Bronze
After a tug of war between The Hague and Amsterdam over which city would have the honour of receiving Rembrandt’s image in bronze, Rembrandt ended up on the Amsterdam Cheese Market, a corner of the folksy Butter Market. In 1876 he was moved to the centre of the Butter market which was renamed Rembrandt Square.
King William III inaugurated the statue in 1852 in the name of the fatherland.