Downloads 

Here you can download high-resolution Royal Dutch 'Facultatieve' photos (print quality). These are free of copyright and may be reproduced in your publication provided you include the following acknowledgment: 'Royal Dutch 'Facultatieve', The Hague'.

Thumbnails of the photos available are shown below with a brief description. If you click on a photo, then you will be required to complete the displayed form as fully as possible. Then you may download the photo(s).

An aerial photo of Westerveld, the first crematorium in the Netherlands (built in 1913).

The inner courtyard of the Westerveld crematorium.

The urn of Dr. C.J. Vaillant, the first person cremated in the Netherlands on 1 April 1914.

The encouragement prize awarded by the Facultatieve to cemeteries involved in creating areas of remembrance for the ashes of deceased persons.