# Berckenrode Castle in Heemstede after the Fire

- By: Jan ten Compe (Amsterdam, 1713–1761)
- Date: 1747
- Medium: panel, oil paint (paint)
- Classification: painting
- Dimensions: height 39 cm x width 45 cm
- Credit line: On loan from the Koninklijk Oudheidkundig Genootschap
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/SK-C-1529--6ea9967f175644beb68a5c9adcc378ec)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/web/fb14c58bdd4297903e02d7e3a3dad6af.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Ten Compe painted topographical renderings in a precise, clear style that was inspired by the work of his 17th-century predecessors Gerrit Berckheyde and Jan van der Heyden. Like them, he depicted his subjects from various angles. This painting shows a side view of the ruins of Berckenrode Castle.