of Eastern trade. Unbeknownst to him or his heir, soon the city hall itself was ceded to the French authorities and became the residence of King Louis Napoleon. Nicolaas, who went on to play a central role in various negotiations on behalf of the Batavian Republic, died himself in 1817 and bequeathed this collection to the closest substitute institution he could think of, namely the Directie van den Levantschen handel te Amsterdam, or 'Directors of the trade with the Levant in Amsterdam'. That institute was dissolved in 1826 whereupon the collection was absorbed into the national collection and spread over multiple locations. In 1903 the paintings were reunited and have since been on show together in the Rijksmuseum collection. See also List of Orientalist artists Orientalism References Sources Faroqhi, Suraiya. The Cambridge History of Turkey: The later Ottoman Empire, 1603–1839 Cambridge University Press. 2006. Moronvalle, Jeff (2010). Le Recueil Ferriol (1714) and Turquerie Fashion. Dix-Huitième Siècle. External links The Rijksmuseum on Vanmour Friends of Vanmour 1671 births 1737 deaths People from Valenciennes Ottoman culture 17th-century Flemish painters 18th-century Flemish painters 17th-century French painters French male painters 18th-century French painters Orientalist painters 18th-century French male artists