The Drawbridge

Jan van der Heyden (1637-1712), oil on panel, 1660-1672

Summer light bathes a drawbridge and a row of canal houses. This city view may have sprouted from Van der Heyden’s imagination, but it was based on actual sites in Amsterdam. In the right foreground a dog relieves itself on the column of an antiquated building that resembles the old town hall, which burned down in 1652. The two millstones in the centre foreground are objects that were traded near the Amsterdam harbour.

Artwork typepainting
Object numberSK-A-153
Dimensionsheight 36 cm x width 44.5 cm, depth 6.3 cm
Physical characteristicsolieverf op paneel

Identification

Title(s)
- The Drawbridge
- The Draw Bridge
Object type
Object number
SK-A-153
Inscriptions / marks
signature: ‘VHeyde f’
Description
Summer light bathes a drawbridge and a row of canal houses. This city view may have sprouted from Van der Heyden’s imagination, but it was based on actual sites in Amsterdam. In the right foreground a dog relieves itself on the column of an antiquated building that resembles the old town hall, which burned down in 1652. The two millstones in the centre foreground are objects that were traded near the Amsterdam harbour.
Catalogue reference
Bredius, Abraham, 'De nalatenschap van Jan van der Heyden', Oud Holland 30 (1912), 132, 136, nr. 3.

Creation

Creation
- painter: Jan van der Heyden
- painter: Adriaen van de Velde
Dating
1660 - 1672
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Material and technique

Physcial description
olieverf op paneel
Material
Dimensions
- height 36 cm x width 44.5 cm
- depth 6.3 cm

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Subject

Acquisition and rights

Acquisition
purchase 1808
Ownership
Copyright
Public domain

Documentation

Bredius, Abraham, 'De nalatenschap van Jan van der Heyden', Oud Holland 30 (1912), 132, 136, nr. 3.

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