This painting shows a cobblestone street lined on both sides by buildings and tall green trees. A building with a red-tiled roof and stone walls is visible on the right, partly covered by tree branches. On the left are more buildings with red roofs and white walls, some shorter and some taller. People walk along the stone street. Closest to us, two women are visible carrying baskets, both wearing long dresses or skirts in shades of red and blue with white bonnets covering their hair. In the background, farther down the road, two men stand next to a cart, and two people on the left stand near the entrance to one of the buildings. The sky above is cool blue with a few clouds, and the scene is lit with a warm light. The buildings and trees on the right side of the street cast dark shadows.
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This painting shows a cobblestone street lined on both sides by buildings and tall green trees. A building with a red-tiled roof and stone walls is visible on the right, partly covered by tree branches. On the left are more buildings with red roofs and white walls, some shorter and some taller. People walk along the stone street. Closest to us, two women are visible carrying baskets, both wearing long dresses or skirts in shades of red and blue with white bonnets covering their hair. In the background, farther down the road, two men stand next to a cart, and two people on the left stand near the entrance to one of the buildings. The sky above is cool blue with a few clouds, and the scene is lit with a warm light. The buildings and trees on the right side of the street cast dark shadows.

National Gallery of Art · Painting

Amsterdam Street Scene

Adrianus Eversen

Medium
oil on wood
Dimensions
overall: 24.8 x 18.7 cm (9 3/4 x 7 3/8 in.) framed: 36.8 x 30.5 x 5.1 cm (14 1/2 x 12 x 2 in.)
Classification
Painting
Accession number
1970.26.1
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection
Time span
1801 to 1825
Department
CF

Subjects and terms

  • painted surface
  • Dutch
  • Netherlands
  • landscape
  • Urban scene
  • Amsterdam
  • intentionally not assigned
  • Biedermeier
Provenance

(Philip Suval, Inc., New York); sold 30 June 1962 to Ailsa Mellon Bruce [1901-1969], New York; bequest 1970 to NGA.

Inscription

lower right: A. Eversen

NGA object ID 52375. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.