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This painting contains buildings from different parts of Amsterdam. The house in the left foreground with the small five-sided gothic oriel is the St Elisabeth gasthuis and the portico behind it is the old Town Hall, which burnt down in 1652. In the background, the dome of the new Town Hall, which was built to replace the one destroyed, is visible behind the bridge. Such architectural fantasies of eclectically derived buildings placed in invented settings form a distinct group in the artist's work.

English Heritage, The Wellington Collection, Apsley House

London

Title

Architectural Fantasy, with the Old Town Hall, Amsterdam

Date

c.1667–1672

Medium

oil on oak panel

Measurements

H 47.7 x W 59 cm

Accession number

WM.1500-1948

Acquisition method

management transferred from the Victoria and Albert Museum to English Heritage, 2004

Work type

Painting

English Heritage, The Wellington Collection, Apsley House

149 Piccadilly, Hyde Park Corner, London, Greater London W1J 7NT England

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Artist or maker

Jan van der Heyden

1637–1712

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