The Torensluis and the Jan Roodenpoortstoren in Amsterdam, Hendrik Gerrit ten Cate, 1829

Title(s)

The Torensluis and the Jan Roodenpoortstoren in Amsterdam

Object type

• painting

Object number

SK-A-1018

Inscriptions / marks

• signature and date: ‘H.G. ten Cate fec. 1829’

Description

De Torensluis met de Jan Roodenpoortstoren te Amsterdam. De toren is in 1829 afgebroken.

Artist

• painter: Hendrik Gerrit ten Cate

Dating

1829

Physical features

oil on canvas

Material

• canvas
• oil paint (paint)

Measurements

height 62 cm × width 80.5 cm × thickness 3.7 cm
depth 10.6 cm

What

• canals, waters (in city)
• tower, clock tower ~ monumental adornment

Where

• Jan Roodenpoortstoren
• Torensluis
• Singel

Acquisition

purchase 1830

Copyright

Public domain

• All the paintings of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam : a completely illustrated catalogue : first supplement: 1976-91, p. 47
• All the paintings of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam : a completely illustrated catalogue, p. 165