Arnhem Market

From the series Then and now

The skyline of Arnhem was changed a lot by the Battle of Arnhem in 1944, and the reconstruction that followed. This 1741 watercolour by Jan de Beijer (1703-1780) shows this marketplace at the centre of the city as it was in the 18th century.

View of Vrijthof square

The historical heart of the city

Arnhem Market

Where everybody gets together

View of Muiden Castle

Strategic defences between Utrecht and Holland provinces

Oostzijdse Mill along the River Gein by Moonlight

Deep in the Dutch polder landscape

View of Zoutelande on the Island of Walcheren

Dutch landscape painted in a very un-Dutch style