“GEZICHT VAN DE HAARLEMMER-POORT, OP DE BUITEN-SINGEL TE ZIEN, TE AMSTERDAM” [view of the Haarlemmerpoort, seen from the outer Singel in Amsterdam]. Etching with engraving, made after a drawing by Herman Schouten. The print comes from the Atlas of Pierre Fouquet Jr., published around 1783. It contains over 100 images of the ‘widely renowned merchant city of Amsterdam, all drawn from life.’ Coloured by a later hand. Size (print) approx. 27 x 35 cm.
Art dealer Pierre Fouquet commissioned well-known Amsterdam artists to depict the city between 1760 and 1783. The prints included inscriptions in both Dutch and French and were sold individually or in series.
The Haarlemmerpoort (Haarlemmer Gate) (designed by Hendrick de Keyser, demolished and replaced by the current gate in 1837) was in the 17th century the western exit point of Amsterdam. Near the gate, an area was fully dedicated to trade, transport, and related activities, such as a square for wagons and blacksmiths. You could also take the comfortable trekschuit (tow barge) along the Haarlemmertrekvaart, but not in winter. On the ice, it became a bustling scene. People skated freely, sleighs of all kinds were out – horse-drawn sleighs, push sleighs, hand sleighs – children, couples, food stands. It was a vivid display of the beauty of the Little Ice Age.
Price: Euro 650,-
