On September 19, 2013 in the Great Hall of the Imperial College of London at the Micro and Nano Engineering Conference with over 600 attendees and exhibitors, a lifetime achievement award:
"The Rembrandt of the SEM" was given to Frans Holthuysen of Philips Research Labs.

Frans receives award from FEI's Hans Mulders.	Left to right: Frans Holthuysen, Hans Mulders, Zahid Durrani, John Randall

The award was sponsored by FEI whose SEM was the instrument that Frans used to take most of his micrographs. An award plaque was presented by Hans Mulders of FIE a long time friend of Frans. The Plaque was inscribed as follows:

On September 25, 2013, Frans Holthuysen retired from Philips Research Labs after 48 years of service. This is a loss to Philips and to the rest of the world. His rare talent did what rare talent does, it breaks boundaries. His skill was such that it broke out of the technical world into the world of art. His work was displayed at the New York Museum of Modern Art and many other places. Those of us who have marveled at his skill and artistry will sorely miss seeing what new wonders that he has managed to capture with an SEM. However, we will have to be content with his legacy of spectacular images. A sampling is displayed below.

Just for fun type "Frans Holthuysen" into Google images and see what is displayed.