Lot Essay
De Haen, who must have known Roelant Roghman's series of drawings of castles (see lot 99 in this sale), may have based the present lot on Roghman's drawing of Zuylen, taken from exactly the same angle (H.W.M. van der Wyck, J.W. Niemeijer, De Kasteeltekeningen van Roelant Roghman, Alphen aan den Rijn, 1989-90, I, p. 239, no. 220).
Zuylen was built by Steven van Zuylen in the 13th Century. Since 1665 it has been owned by the Van Tuyll van Serooskerken family, and is presently in the hands of a family foundation and partly used as a museum. A well-known inhabitant was Belle van Zuylen, also known as Madame de Charrière, who was born at Zuylen in 1740
Zuylen was built by Steven van Zuylen in the 13th Century. Since 1665 it has been owned by the Van Tuyll van Serooskerken family, and is presently in the hands of a family foundation and partly used as a museum. A well-known inhabitant was Belle van Zuylen, also known as Madame de Charrière, who was born at Zuylen in 1740