Simon Jacobsz. de Vlieger Rotterdam circa 1600/1 - 1653 Weesp

This particularly free example of de Vlieger's style can be compared in terms of handling with a drawing of A Wooden Bridge across a River, in Edinburgh (inv. no. RSA 79; see Keith Andrews, Catalogue of Netherlandish Drawings in the National Gallery of Scotland, 2 vols., Edinburgh 1985, vol. I, p. 98, reproduced vol. II, fig. 664). The Schreierstoren, built in 1484 as part of Amsterdam's new fortifications, stands at the point where the Geldersekade and the Oudezijds Kolk open onto the IJ.  Its name is a corruption of 'Schreihoekstoren,' signifying that it stood at a sharp corner in the city boundary.  For another depiction of the same location and further information on the topography, see B. Bakker et al, De verzameling Van Eeghen, Amsterdamse tekeningen 1600-1950, Zwolle 1988, pp. 63-4, cat. no. 7.