# The Singel Bridge at the Paleisstraat in Amsterdam

- By: George Hendrik Breitner (Rotterdam, 1857–1923)
- Date: 1896
- Medium: canvas, oil paint (paint)
- Classification: painting
- Dimensions: height 100 cm x width 152 cm
- Credit line: Mr and Mrs Drucker-Fraser Bequest, Montreux
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/SK-A-3580--596ea47fa3632feadb1469236bc9838f)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/RXguV/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Little Ones profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Breitner often took photographs to prepare his paintings, and several such studies are known for this work. The way in which the woman walks straight towards us and the image is cropped strikes one as distinctly photographic. Breitner initially depicted the woman as a maid, but after a negative review, the gallery representing him felt it would be better if he made her into an elegant lady.