The Amsterdam Outer Canal near the Leidsepoort Seen from the Theatre

• The Outer Moat of Amsterdam, with the Leidse Poort, seen from the Town Theatre
• The Amsterdam Outer Canal near the Leidsepoort Seen from the Theatre

SK-A-1055

signature and date: ‘J. Jelgerhuis Rzn Aº 1813’

This city view was painted from the theatre on the Leidseplein, where the artist worked as an actor. At left is the tower of the Leidsepoort. From the high vantage point, one sees clearly how the canal called the Singelgracht once bordered onto countryside, which is dotted with mills and farms. The left mill marks roughly the spot where the Rijksmuseum now stands.

E. Bergvelt, 'Nationale, levende en 19e-eeuwse meesters : Rijksmusea en eigentijdse kunst (1800-1848), Nederlands Kunsthistorische Jaarboek 35 (1984), p. 94, afb. 16.

painter: Johannes Jelgerhuis

1813

olieverf op paneel

height 36.5 cm x width 45 cm

purchase 1814

Public domain

E. Bergvelt, 'Nationale, levende en 19e-eeuwse meesters : Rijksmusea en eigentijdse kunst (1800-1848), Nederlands Kunsthistorische Jaarboek 35 (1984), p. 94, afb. 16.

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