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The image shows a landscape view of a historical city waterfront with a bustling harbor scene. The perspective is from the water level, displaying a busy port filled with wooden boats of various sizes. Close to us, several small boats are shown with figures engaged in rowing or attending to their vessels. The horizon line is defined by the intricate masts of sail ships clustered at a dock in the distance, partially obscured by a wooden bridge crossing the waterway. The bridge is populated with people and is a central feature of the composition. On the left, there is a prominent building with…
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The Gelderse Quay and the Schreiers Tower, Amsterdam

Reinier Nooms, called Zeeman (Dutch, 1623 or 1624 - 1664)

publisher Cornelis Danckerts I (Dutch, c.1601 - 1656)

c. 1652/1654

Medium
etching with drypoint on laid paper
Classification
Print
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
The J. and H. Weldon Foundation Inc. and Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

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