L.F. Edema van der Tuuk, White marble bust of Gerrit van Rijn (1846-1912), on foot, bust sculpture sculpture marble stone, Gerrit van Rijn was liwarian of the Municipal Library of Rotterdam He also compiled the nine-volume catalog of the Atlas Van Stolk G. van RIJN Rotterdam City Center Stadsdriehoek Van Hogendorpsplein portrait Library archive remembering city archivist archivist Van Rijn Van Stolk koekbakker mustard manufacturer Hillegersberg The statue was gift from the bourgeoisie for the new Library The sculpture was carved out of white marble by LF Edema van der Tuuk and unveiled on 3 January 1914 in the Library at Van Hogendorpsplein in Rotterdam.