Johannes Schouten (Amsterdam 1716-1792)

A view of the Singel with the Oude Lutherse Kerk,Amsterdam, the Spui beyond

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Johannes Schouten (Amsterdam 1716-1792)
A view of the Singel with the Oude Lutherse Kerk,Amsterdam, the Spui beyond
signed 'J Schoute del ad viv'
traces of black chalk, grey wash, grey ink framing lines
9 x 13 3/8 in. (22.8 x 33.8 cm)

Provenance

probably J.W. Wurfbain, part of his Atlas of Amsterdam, and by descent to his nephew
C.L. Wurfbain; Frederik Muller, Amsterdam, 20 November 1899, lot 65 (20 guilders to Gijselman).
Anonymous sale; Christie's, Amsterdam, 15 November 1993, lot 143.

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Lot Essay

The same view, with some differences and in winter, appears in an etching by Johannes' son, Hermanus Petrus, which was published in Pieter Fouquet's Nieuwe atlas, van de voornaamste gebouwen en gezigten der stad Amsterdam, first published in Amsterdam in 1778 (see lot 65 for a drawing by Hermanus Petrus which was the basis of a print published in Fouquet's atlas). The Lutherse Kerk still stands today, but the Spui was filled in in 1882.

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