# The IJ near Amsterdam

- By: Ludolf Bakhuysen (Emden, 1631–1708)
- Date: 1673
- Medium: canvas, oil paint (paint)
- Classification: painting
- Dimensions: depth 8.3 cm
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/SK-A-9--c1fc45ef15103db0b54c3507115fac96)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/yAAdm/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)

The IJ in Amsterdam was a bustling hub of activity, where diverse people converged – sailors and other seafarers, traders, ship owners and loaders, as well as relatives bidding farewell to the sailors and street urchins in search of adventure. A man aboard of this ship deftly maneuvers the vessel along the shore with a boat hook, while two other crew members nearby lower the sprit sail.