Follower of Egbert van der Poel
Follower of Egbert van der Poel

A view of a village on fire

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Follower of Egbert van der Poel
A view of a village on fire
oil on panel
23.2 x 31 cm

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In the foreground the firebrigade are using a firehose (slang-brandspuit) (see detail), as was developed by Jan van der Heyden in Amsterdam. On his invention, Van der Heyden published Beschryving der nieuwelijks uitgevonden en geoctrojeerde slang-brand-spuiten in 1690.

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