Jan Daniël Huichelbos van Liender, Petronella van Liender and Adriana Reepmaker in an English Iron Foundry — Adriaan de Lelie

Adriaan de Lelie. Painted 1808.

While wind and water were still the primary sources of energy in the Netherlands, the Rotterdam merchant Huichelbos van Liender visited this English iron foundry to see inventor James Watt’s steam engine in operation. A worker shows him, in the company of his half-sister and a family friend, a piece of iron ore or coal. Van Liender became Watt’s Dutch representative and a driving force behind the introduction of steam power in his homeland.

From the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

oil paint (paint), canvas · Original size: 63 × 79 cm · Purchased with the support of the Rijksmuseum International Circle

Print: 63 × 79 cm, printed on Hahnemühle FineArt archival cotton paper. Museum-grade reproduction quality, true to the colours and detail of the original work.

Frame (optional): a custom-made wooden frame in a matte black finish, cut to the exact dimensions of this print, with an off-white passe-partout mat and protective glazing. Ready to hang.

Source: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200813350. Image released under CC0 by the Rijksmuseum.