Isaak Ouwater - The Nieuwe Kerk and the Rear of the Town Hall in Amsterdam [c.1782]

Isaak Ouwater - The Nieuwe Kerk and the Rear of the Town Hall in Amsterdam [c.1782], a photo by Gandalf's Gallery on Flickr.

Isaak Ouwater has here painted a well-known part of Amsterdam which remains largely the same today; it on Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal just behind Dam Square. On the right is the back of the stately town hall, now the Royal Palace. On the left is the Nieuwe Kerk (New Church). In the distance is the tower of the Oude Kerk (Old Church). Ouwater has painted the scene with great precision, depicting every stone and groove in the buildings. You can even count the cobbled stones in the street.