The Grote Markt with Saint Bavo's Cathedral, Haarlem

Details

Circle of Gerrit Adriaensz. Berckheyde (Haarlem 1638-1698)
The Grote Markt with Saint Bavo's Cathedral, Haarlem
oil on canvas, unframed
106.5 x 155 cm.

Provenance

Miss Caldecolt, Bloomsbury; Christie's London, 30 April 1859, lot 85, as A. Berkheijde (£9.90 to Emery).
E. Baring Esq., Berkeley Square; Christie's London, 2 March 1872, lot 89, as A. Berkheijde (£47.50 to Johnston).
The Rt. Hon. Lord Wolverton; Christie's London, 16 December 1921, lot 123, as A. Beerstraeten (£152.50-145gns to Duits).

Special notice

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Lot Essay

Gerrit Adriaensz. Berckheyde and his circle painted numerous pictures of the Grote Markt and the Saint Bavo in Haarlem. The viewpoint in the present picture is quite rare; Berckheyde's well-known versions all depict the north side of the church rather than the south side.

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