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Amsterdam City View with Houses on the Herengracht and the old Haarlemmersluis
Jan van der Heyden, c. 1670
Van der Heyden captured the activity on and around the water in Amsterdam’s old town centre. With an eye for detail, he painted the old Haarlemmersluis, a lock on the Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal. However, the picture does not present a real location: Van der Heyden combined the lock with a row of houses that is actually on a different canal, the Herengracht.
- Artwork typepainting
- Object numberSK-A-154
- Dimensionsheight 44 cm x width 57.5 cm, depth 8 cm
- Physical characteristicsoil on panel