Willem Goeree (Middelburg 1635-1711 Amsterdam)

The Colonne de l'Horoscope was erected in Paris for the astrologer of Queen Catherine de Medici in 1574 at the Hotel de la Reine, which was later acquired by Charles de Bourbon, comte de Soissons, and still stands today. This drawing was probably intended to illustrate Goeree's D'Algemeene Bouwkunde Volgens d'Antyke en Hedendaagse Manier, published in Amsterdam in 1681. Two other drawings by Goeree, probably also made as designs for the same publication, from the van Regteren Altena collection were sold at Christie's, Amsterdam, 10 December 2014, lot 224.