Jan de Beijer (1703-c.1785)

A View of the House De Wiersch at the Vaertse Rijn near Vreeswijk, south of Utrecht

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Jan de Beijer (1703-c.1785)
A View of the House De Wiersch at the Vaertse Rijn near Vreeswijk, south of Utrecht
signed, dated and inscribed 'De Beijer ad viv: delin: t'Hujs de Wiersch, langens de VaertSche Rijn te Sien 1744' (verso)
pencil, pen and grey ink, grey wash, grey ink framing lines, fragmentary watermark device
74 x 202 mm.

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The illustrations of lots 203 and 204 have been interchanged.

Lot Essay

The house De Wiersch, designed by Ghijsbert Thönsz. van Vianen and Peter Jansz. van Cooten, was built in 1654 as a country seat for Willem Ploos van Amstel, and remained in his famliy until 1721, when it was sold to the Van Westreenen family. After being inhabited by various other owners it was torn down in 1947.

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