{"id":1535,"date":"2025-03-07T10:47:16","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T09:47:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fraeylemaborg.nl\/discover\/mesdag-van-houten\/"},"modified":"2025-05-08T10:28:48","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T08:28:48","slug":"mesdag-van-houten","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fraeylemaborg.nl\/en\/discover\/mesdag-van-houten\/","title":{"rendered":"Mesdag &#038; Van Houten"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_section full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;bottom&#8221; min_height=&#8221;600px&#8221; el_class=&#8221;topstrook wit rs_skip&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1741340349785{background-image: url(https:\/\/fraeylemaborg.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/gerrit.webp?id=893) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_row gap=&#8221;35&#8243;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;toptitel&#8221;]Discover[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1737724384702{padding-top: 15px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;broodkruimels rs_skip&#8221;][vc_row gap=&#8221;35&#8243;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1734013767112{margin-bottom: 15px !important;}&#8221;]<span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/fraeylemaborg.nl\/en\/\">Home<\/a><\/span><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221;][vc_row gap=&#8221;35&#8243; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<!-- RS_MODULE_CODE_2.5.3 --><div id=\"readspeaker_button1\" class=\"rs_skip rsbtn rs_preserve\"><a class=\"rsbtn_play\" title=\"Listen to this page using ReadSpeaker\" href=\"https:\/\/app-eu.readspeaker.com\/cgi-bin\/rsent?customerid=14790&amp;lang=en_uk&amp;readid=post-1535&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Ffraeylemaborg.nl%2Fen%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fpages%2F1535\"><span class=\"rsbtn_left rsimg rspart\"><span class=\"rsbtn_text\"><span>Listen<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"rsbtn_right rsimg rsplay rspart\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<h1>Mesdag &amp; Van Houten<\/h1>\n<p>This house on the Damsterdiep in Groningen was home to a remarkable family of artists, whose work can be seen at the Fraeylemaborg.<\/p>\n<p>Sientje Mesdag van Houten (1834-1909) was born in this house. She married Hendrik Willem Mesdag (1831-1915), also from Groningen, the internationally renowned painter of the sea. The couple settled in The Hague, where Sientje developed her artistry. She shared her studio for a few years with her niece, the quirky etcher and painter Barbara van Houten (1862-1950).<\/p>\n<p>In the house on the Damsterdiep, the next generation of Van Houten was born. Of the six children, Gerrit van Houten (1866-1934) and Alida van Houten (1868-1960) became artists. Gerrit full of passion and conviction. Alida had a broader interest and was also interested in music.<\/p>\n<p>The legacy of the five artists is scattered among museums and private collections throughout the country. In Groningen, the Gerrit van Houten Foundation manages an extensive collection from its home on the Damsterdiep. This foundation bought the Fraeylemaborg in 1972 to continue displaying the work of the creative family. The Van Houten family not only painted, they also collected. During your visit to the Fraeylemaborg, be surprised by Antonio Mancini (1852-1930) and Suze Robertson (1855-1922).[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1068&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_section full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;bottom&#8221; min_height=&#8221;600px&#8221; el_class=&#8221;topstrook wit rs_skip&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1741340349785{background-image: url(https:\/\/fraeylemaborg.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/gerrit.webp?id=893) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_row gap=&#8221;35&#8243;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;toptitel&#8221;]Discover[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1737724384702{padding-top: 15px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;broodkruimels rs_skip&#8221;][vc_row gap=&#8221;35&#8243;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1734013767112{margin-bottom: 15px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221;][vc_row gap=&#8221;35&#8243; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] Mesdag &amp; Van Houten This house on the Damsterdiep in Groningen was home to a remarkable family of artists, whose [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1518,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1535","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Mesdag &amp; Van Houten - Fraeylemaborg<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/fraeylemaborg.nl\/en\/discover\/mesdag-van-houten\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Mesdag &amp; Van Houten - Fraeylemaborg\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"[vc_section full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;bottom&#8221; min_height=&#8221;600px&#8221; el_class=&#8221;topstrook wit rs_skip&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1741340349785{background-image: url(https:\/\/fraeylemaborg.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/gerrit.webp?id=893) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_row gap=&#8221;35&#8243;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;toptitel&#8221;]Discover[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1737724384702{padding-top: 15px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;broodkruimels rs_skip&#8221;][vc_row gap=&#8221;35&#8243;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1734013767112{margin-bottom: 15px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221;][vc_row gap=&#8221;35&#8243; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] Mesdag &amp; Van Houten This house on the Damsterdiep in Groningen was home to a remarkable family of artists, whose [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/fraeylemaborg.nl\/en\/discover\/mesdag-van-houten\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Fraeylemaborg\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-05-08T08:28:48+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fraeylemaborg.nl\\\/en\\\/discover\\\/mesdag-van-houten\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fraeylemaborg.nl\\\/en\\\/discover\\\/mesdag-van-houten\\\/\",\"name\":\"Mesdag & Van Houten - Fraeylemaborg\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fraeylemaborg.nl\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2025-03-07T09:47:16+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-05-08T08:28:48+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fraeylemaborg.nl\\\/en\\\/discover\\\/mesdag-van-houten\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/fraeylemaborg.nl\\\/en\\\/discover\\\/mesdag-van-houten\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fraeylemaborg.nl\\\/en\\\/discover\\\/mesdag-van-houten\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fraeylemaborg.nl\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Discover\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fraeylemaborg.nl\\\/en\\\/discover\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Mesdag &#038; Van Houten\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fraeylemaborg.nl\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fraeylemaborg.nl\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"Fraeylemaborg\",\"description\":\"Landgoed &amp; museum\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fraeylemaborg.nl\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fraeylemaborg.nl\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fraeylemaborg.nl\\\/en\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Fraeylemaborg\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fraeylemaborg.nl\\\/en\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fraeylemaborg.nl\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fraeylemaborg.nl\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/12\\\/FraeylemaborgLogo.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fraeylemaborg.nl\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/12\\\/FraeylemaborgLogo.webp\",\"width\":400,\"height\":266,\"caption\":\"Fraeylemaborg\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fraeylemaborg.nl\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Mesdag & Van Houten - Fraeylemaborg","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/fraeylemaborg.nl\/en\/discover\/mesdag-van-houten\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Mesdag & Van Houten - Fraeylemaborg","og_description":"[vc_section full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;bottom&#8221; min_height=&#8221;600px&#8221; el_class=&#8221;topstrook wit rs_skip&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1741340349785{background-image: url(https:\/\/fraeylemaborg.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/gerrit.webp?id=893) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_row gap=&#8221;35&#8243;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;toptitel&#8221;]Discover[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1737724384702{padding-top: 15px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;broodkruimels rs_skip&#8221;][vc_row gap=&#8221;35&#8243;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1734013767112{margin-bottom: 15px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221;][vc_row gap=&#8221;35&#8243; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] Mesdag &amp; Van Houten This house on the Damsterdiep in Groningen was home to a remarkable family of artists, whose [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/fraeylemaborg.nl\/en\/discover\/mesdag-van-houten\/","og_site_name":"Fraeylemaborg","article_modified_time":"2025-05-08T08:28:48+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/fraeylemaborg.nl\/en\/discover\/mesdag-van-houten\/","url":"https:\/\/fraeylemaborg.nl\/en\/discover\/mesdag-van-houten\/","name":"Mesdag & Van Houten - Fraeylemaborg","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/fraeylemaborg.nl\/en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2025-03-07T09:47:16+00:00","dateModified":"2025-05-08T08:28:48+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/fraeylemaborg.nl\/en\/discover\/mesdag-van-houten\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/fraeylemaborg.nl\/en\/discover\/mesdag-van-houten\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/fraeylemaborg.nl\/en\/discover\/mesdag-van-houten\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/fraeylemaborg.nl\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Discover","item":"https:\/\/fraeylemaborg.nl\/en\/discover\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Mesdag &#038; Van Houten"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/fraeylemaborg.nl\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/fraeylemaborg.nl\/en\/","name":"Fraeylemaborg","description":"Landgoed &amp; museum","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/fraeylemaborg.nl\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/fraeylemaborg.nl\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/fraeylemaborg.nl\/en\/#organization","name":"Fraeylemaborg","url":"https:\/\/fraeylemaborg.nl\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/fraeylemaborg.nl\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/fraeylemaborg.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/FraeylemaborgLogo.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/fraeylemaborg.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/FraeylemaborgLogo.webp","width":400,"height":266,"caption":"Fraeylemaborg"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/fraeylemaborg.nl\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fraeylemaborg.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1535","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fraeylemaborg.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fraeylemaborg.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fraeylemaborg.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fraeylemaborg.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1535"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fraeylemaborg.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1535\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1538,"href":"https:\/\/fraeylemaborg.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1535\/revisions\/1538"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fraeylemaborg.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1518"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fraeylemaborg.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}