▁by ▁the ▁States - General ▁on ▁a ▁diplom atic ▁post ▁in ▁St ▁Petersburg . ▁ ▁De ▁Wil de ' s ▁collection ▁ ▁De ▁Wil de ' s ▁collection ▁was ▁hous ed ▁in ▁the ▁Museum ▁Wil de an um , ▁built ▁behind ▁the ▁family ▁home ▁on ▁Ke izers gra cht ▁ 3 3 3 ▁which ▁he ▁r ented ▁from ▁ 1 6 8 2 ▁ ▁and ▁then ▁bought ▁in ▁ 1 7 0 8 , ▁and ▁extending ▁behind ▁the ▁adjacent ▁properties ▁on ▁ 3 3 5 ▁and ▁ 3 3 7 . ▁The ▁collection ▁included ▁co ins , ▁med als , ▁stat u ettes ▁( many ▁of ▁" pag an " ▁symbols , ▁including ▁a ▁b ust ▁of ▁Is is ▁and ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁stat ues ▁of ▁Ven us ▁and ▁Mars ), ▁and ▁scientific ▁instruments . ▁Two ▁catalog s ▁exist , ▁both ▁with ▁eng rav ings ▁by ▁his ▁daughter ▁Maria ▁de ▁Wil de : ▁Sign a ▁anti qua ▁e ▁muse o ▁Jacob i ▁de ▁Wil de ▁( stat u ettes , ▁ 1 7 0 0 ) ▁and ▁Gem ma ▁select a ▁anti qua ▁e ▁muse o ▁Jacob i ▁de ▁Wil de ▁( co ins ▁and ▁g ems , ▁ 1 7 0 3 ) ▁but ▁not ▁all ▁items ▁were ▁as ▁ant ique ▁as ▁was ▁claimed ▁in ▁the ▁catalog : ▁according ▁to ▁Jo ane ath ▁Sp ic er , ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁stat u ettes , ▁a ▁cand l est ick ▁mode led ▁on ▁the ▁Cand l est ick ▁in ▁the ▁shape