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Johannes Huibert Prins (The Hague 1757-1806 Utrecht)
Lot 170

Johannes Huibert Prins (The Hague 1757-1806 Utrecht)

A view of the Keizersgracht with the Westerkerk, Amsterdam

Closed26 November 2014

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Johannes Huibert Prins (The Hague 1757-1806 Utrecht)
A view of the Keizersgracht with the Westerkerk, Amsterdam
signed with initials and indistinctly dated 'JHP. f. 17..' (lower right)
oil on canvas
36 x 44 cm.

Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 23 February 1955, lot 155 (£ 280).
Acquired from the above sale by Mr. A Duits.
with Kunsthandel St. Lucas, The Hague.
Anonymous sale; Rotterdamsche Kunstkring, Rotterdam, 26 February 1959, lot 49.
Anonymous sale; Christies, London, 20 April 1979, lot 11 (£ 3,800).
with W.H. Patterson, London.

Specialist note

Depicted is the Keizersgracht with a stone bridge towards the Westermarkt. From left to right the houses of Keizersgracht no. 204, no. 202 and no. 200, and the corner of the Westermarkt no. 1 are visible. To the right, behind the trees, the Westerhal (broken down in 1857) and the Westerkerk with the Westertoren are noticable.