Nieuw Amsterdam ofte nue Nieuw Iorx opt't Eylant Man, anonymous, c. 1660

Identification

Title(s)

Nieuw Amsterdam ofte nue Nieuw Iorx opt't Eylant Man (title on object)

Object type

drawing

Object number

NG-28

Inscriptions / marks

inscription: ‘NIEUW AMSTERDAM OFTE NUE NIEUW IORX OPT'T EYLANT MAN.’

Description

Gezicht op kust van het eiland Manhattan vanaf de zee op de stad Nieuw Amsterdam of New York, onder grote bewolkte lucht. Op zee vier zeilschepen; de grootste lost schoten. Drie schepen met Nederlandse vlag, rechtsonder drie roeibootjes. Midden steiger met twee palen waarachter huizenrijen.

Creation

Artist

draughtsman: anonymous

Dating

c. 1660

Material and Technique

Material

Technique

brush

Measurements

height 43.5 cm × width 64.5 cm

Subject

What

prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city - II - ideal city

When

1600 - 1700

Where

Acquisition and rights

Credit line

Gift of A.W.M. Mensing

Acquisition

gift 14-Sep-1934

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance

…; donated by A.W.M. Mensing (1866-1936), Amsterdam, to the museum, 1934

Bibliography and list of abbreviations for the provenance (pdf)

Notes

Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

Persistent URL

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