In his hometown of Hattem, traces of Daendels are hard to find. Tempo went all over the small town looking for information on the steel-fisted general, but only the Voerman Museum seemed to have records of his life.

Information about Daendels is just a small part of what the museum offers, however. The 'Daendels Collection' is held in a room named 'Daendels Zaal', where in one painting he is shown leading a force of patriots and in another posing as