Lot Essay
Professor Jaap Bolten suggests this is a very early work, probably from before 1590. The view of the town on the verso may be by the artist's father Cornelis Bloemaert, copied from topographical engravings.
A drawing of comparable subject, technique and size from the Van Leeuwen Collection was sold in these Rooms, 24 November 1992, lot 19, illustrated
A drawing of comparable subject, technique and size from the Van Leeuwen Collection was sold in these Rooms, 24 November 1992, lot 19, illustrated