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Jan ten Compe Amsterdam 1713 - 1761
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Description
- Jan ten Compe
- delft: a view of the town hall seen from the grote markt
- signed lower right: J. ten Compe
- oil on panel
Provenance
Amtsrichter Hartland, Freiburg, by 1897;
Anonymous sale, Amsterdam, Fred. Muller, 18-21 June 1957, lot 22.
Anonymous sale, Amsterdam, Fred. Muller, 18-21 June 1957, lot 22.
Exhibited
On loan from Hartland to the Augustiner Museum, Freiburg (inv. no. 11693), 1897-1957 (as Berckheyde, signed and dated 1662);
Utrecht, Centraal Museum, Nederlandsche Architectuurschilders 1600-1900, June-September 1953, p. 9, no. 29, reproduced fig. 51;
Delft, Stedelijk Museum Het Prinsenhof, 'Er was eens...' Ons land gezien door schilders in vroeger tijden, 17 May-1 August 1956 (not in catalogue).
Utrecht, Centraal Museum, Nederlandsche Architectuurschilders 1600-1900, June-September 1953, p. 9, no. 29, reproduced fig. 51;
Delft, Stedelijk Museum Het Prinsenhof, 'Er was eens...' Ons land gezien door schilders in vroeger tijden, 17 May-1 August 1956 (not in catalogue).
Catalogue Note
Jan ten Compe worked in and around The Hague between 1745-55. It seems plausible that the present painting was also made during that period.
The town hall, as seen in this painting, and which still stands today, is positioned on the Grote Markt opposite the Nieuwe Kerk. It was built in 1620 by the famous architect Hendrick de Keijser (1565-1621) after the old town hall was burned down in 1618. Only the central tower survived and was comprised by De Keijser into the new building.