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House Swieten from the east
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
In this view of Swieten Castle Roghman placed emphasis on rendering the architecture. He depicted the dozens of dovecotes on the side wall with notable precision, and not surprisingly, for in the 17th century the right to keep large numbers of pigeons was limited to the aristocracy and higher clergy.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineHuis Swieten vanuit het oosten. c. 1646 - c. 1647. Roelant Roghman. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
