Johannes Vermeer
In 1982, at the time of the Dutch-American Bicentennial, Wheelock was named Knight Officer in the [[Order of Orange-Nassau]] by the [[Dutch Government]]. The College Art Association/National Institute awarded him its Conservation Award for Distinction in Scholarship and Conservation in 1993. He received the [[Minda de Gunzburg Prize]] for the best exhibition catalogue of 1995 (Johannes Vermeer); the [[Johannes Vermeer Prize]] for Outstanding Achievement in [[Dutch Art]], which was presented by the Johannes Vermeer Stichting; the Bicentennial Medal from [[Williams College]]; and the Dutch-American Achievement Award, presented by the [[Netherlands–American Amity Trust]]. In 2006 Wheelock was named Commander in The [[Order of Leopold I]] by the Belgian government.