A View of Amsterdam from the north Bank of the IJ

Pieter Bast Netherlandish
1611
Not on view

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Object Information
  • Title: A View of Amsterdam from the north Bank of the IJ
  • Artist: Claes Jansz. Visscher (Dutch, Amsterdam 1586–1652 Amsterdam)
  • Artist: Pieter Bast (Netherlandish, ca. 1570–before 1605)
  • Date: 1611
  • Medium: Etching and engraving on four joined sheets
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 10 1/16 × 44 1/8 in. (25.5 × 112 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Carolyn Bullard Gift, in honor of her brother E. John Bullard; The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund; Edward Pearce Casey Fund; Raymond Lifchez Living Trust Gift; A. Hyatt Mayor Purchase Fund, Marjorie Phelps Starr Bequest; Van Day Truex and Charles Z. Offin Funds, and Sotheby's Gift, 2014
  • Object Number: 2014.252
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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