A woman’s dying wish to see paintings by Rembrandt one last time have been fulfilled.

Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum played its part by organising for three terminally ill patients to see the Rembrandt exhibition which is currently on display at the art and history museum.

Working with Dutch volunteer group, Stitching Ambulance Wens Nederland (Ambulance Wish Foundation), the three were taken to see The Late Rembrandt Exhibition, which includes more than 100 works by Rembrandt, produced during the final phase of his life.

The three were Marie, 78, who has ALS and was accompanied by her husband, and two people with terminal cancer – a man aged 52 and a woman aged 83.

They were taken to the museum by ambulance on hospital beds with nurses in attendance and given special after-hours private access to the exhibition.

With a staff of 200 medically-trained volunteers, Stitching Ambulance Wens Nederland has fulfilled nearly 6,000 last requests since its formation in 2007. The charity typically helps those who have become immobile because of their illness, fulfilling wishes varying from activities such as museum visits and theatre trips to sailing and dolphin experiences.