A view of Delft from the river Schie, with the Oude Kerk, the Steckmeulen and the Bagyntoren; fishermen in rowing boats and a ferry near landing stages nearby
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Wouter Knijff (circa 1607-after 1693)
A view of Delft from the river Schie, with the Oude Kerk, the Steckmeulen and the Bagyntoren; fishermen in rowing boats and a ferry near landing stages nearby
with signature and the date VG1632 on a lobsterpot lower left
oil on panel
61 x 84.2 cm
Sale room notice
Please note that the provenance should read:
The late Mr. J.F.B. van Hasselt, Huis Empe, Voorst.
Lot Essay
The attribution has been kindly confirmed by Dr. H.-U. Beck in a letter dated 10 September 1999, on the basis of a transparency. He dates it circa 1645.