The Raampoortje in Amsterdam — Wouter Johannes van Troostwijk

Wouter Johannes van Troostwijk. Painted 1809.

The 18th-century Raampoortje was part of Amsterdam’s city rampart near the Bloemgracht. The small gate gave access to the bleaching fields outside the city wall, where dyed cloth was laid out to dry on wooden frames, from which the Raampoortje (Frame Gate) got its name. Here we look from the bleaching fields past the houses on the Bloemgracht towards the cold and wintry city. The Westertoren rises in the distance. The gate was demolished in 1846.

From the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Currently on display in Romanticism in the Netherlands, Main building, 19th Century.

oil paint (paint), canvas · Original size: 48 × 57 cm · On loan from the Koninklijk Oudheidkundig Genootschap

Print: 48 × 57 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/200106078. Image released under CC0 by the Rijksmuseum.