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Amsterdam City View with Houses on the Herengracht and the old Haarlemmersluis
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Van der Heyden captured the activity on and around the water in Amsterdam’s old town centre. With an eye for detail, he painted the old Haarlemmersluis, a lock on the Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal. However, the picture does not present a real location: Van der Heyden combined the lock with a row of houses that is actually on a different canal, the Herengracht.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineAmsterdam City View with Houses on the Herengracht and the old Haarlemmersluis. c. 1670. Jan van der Heyden. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
