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View of the Walenweeshuis on the Vijzelgracht in Amsterdam

anonymous · 1710 - 1711 · etching; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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View of the Walenweeshuis on the Vijzelgracht in Amsterdam, taken into use in 1671, at the corner with the Prinsengracht. Viewed from across the Prinsengracht. Old women (and from 1726 also old men) of the Walloon congregation could also find shelter here. Title in Latin and Dutch below the image.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

print public welfare orphanage old-people's home Walenweeshuis (1671-1967)

Credit lineGezicht op het Walenweeshuis aan de Vijzelgracht te Amsterdam. 1710 - 1711. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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