![Willem Koekkoek - View of Oudewater [c.1867] by Gandalf's Gallery](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vXpzXZJubg-hIq5M2d55qkfgjOPfX-h2iwnBUYWIGuoZKxOB3NnSYfPDseQ046n0Ds3IuAkadMNbN3YyzoFhafZHOXJ6OaRSjDrwV2VV-nujw14xX1F6Xl2jIgFdpBpT8=s0-d)
The small town of Oudewater is on the River Ijssel between Gouda and Utrecht. The clock tower to the left of centre in the distance is that of the Grote Kerk (church of St Michael). Much of the rest of the scene is probably intended to be picturesque rather than topographically accurate. This picture has been dated by comparison with other works by the artist. Koekkoek was active in Amsterdam; some of his paintings are accurate representations of that city. He was a member of a family of painters who specialised in landscapes and topographical pictures based on 17th-century models.
[Oil on canvas, 64.8 x 84.4 cm]
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