An Imaginary Coastal Town
Jan Abrahamsz Beerstraten (Amsterdam 1622 – Amsterdam 1666)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1622 - 1666
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
825 x 1232 mm (32 1/2 x 48 1/2 in)
Place of origin
Holland
Order this imageCollection
Washington Old Hall, Tyne and Wear
NT 591753
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, An Imaginary Coastal Town, Jan Abrahamsz. Beerstraten (Amsterdam 1622 – Amsterdam 1666). Picture representing a large town on the banks of the sea, on which are some large vessels with Dutch flags. Several details of the buildings are taken from a view of Paris, such as the Tour de Nesle (twice), the palace of the Louve, the isle of Sein with the Pont Neuf, the Notre Dame and the Tour St. Jacques. A replica of this painting is considered by DR C Hofstede de Groot to be an authentic and characteristic work by Jan Abraham Beerstraten. (Details of the replica, together with photograph in the Witt Library, Courtauld Institute London)
Provenance
Given by Mr Geoffrey and Mrs Sheila Pettit between 1976 and 1977, to commemorate the Bicentennial of the American Revolution
Makers and roles
Jan Abrahamsz Beerstraten (Amsterdam 1622 – Amsterdam 1666), artist