Lot Essay
As Bert Gerlagh has kindly pointed out, the Staalhof was built in 1626-30 and reconstructed to its present state in 1856
Details
Hermanus Petrus Schouten (1747-1822)
The Staalhof on the Groenburgwal, Amsterdam
inscribed 'T STAALHOF' (recto); and 't Staalhof op de groeneburgwal/.....de tot een doorgang na de/....' (verso); pencil, grey wash, pencil and grey ink framing lines, fragmentary watermark flower, framed
152 x 210 mm.; and Two copies of Amsterdam views after P. Koninck and R. Vinkeles (3)
The Staalhof on the Groenburgwal, Amsterdam
inscribed 'T STAALHOF' (recto); and 't Staalhof op de groeneburgwal/.....de tot een doorgang na de/....' (verso); pencil, grey wash, pencil and grey ink framing lines, fragmentary watermark flower, framed
152 x 210 mm.; and Two copies of Amsterdam views after P. Koninck and R. Vinkeles (3)
Exhibited
(1) Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Historische Tentoonstelling der Stad Amsterdam, 1925 (according to a label on the backing of the frame)