Jacob van Liender (1696-1759)

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Jacob van Liender (1696-1759)

A View of the Ramparts of Utrecht with the Bastion Zonnenburg near the Tolsteegpoort and the Wittevrouwenpoort

signed 'J. v. Liender fec.' (recto) and 'J. V. Liender. F/Sonnenburg tot Utrecht.' (verso); pen and brown ink, watercolour, heightened with white, pencil framing lines
200 x 308 mm.

Provenance

with P. Brandt, Amsterdam, 1962

Exhibited

Laren, 1963, no. 76
Nijmegen, 1965, no. 58
Amsterdam, 1975/6, no. 79
Utrecht, Gemeentearchief, Jacob van Liender, Pieter Jan van Liender, Paul van Liender en de stad Utrecht, 1978, no.6
Utrecht, 1978, no. 65

Lot Essay

The Bastion Zonnenburg was mentioned as a new construction in 1551. In 1637-1724 the academic herbgarden was situated here, while it was used as an astronomical observatory in the 19th Century. A view of the Bastion Manenburg of similar size and technique was sold, Sotheby's Mak van Waay, Amsterdam, 20 April 1970, lot 402, illustrated

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