Abraham van Calraet - Scene on the Ice Outside Dordrecht [c.1665]

Abraham van Calraet - Scene on the Ice Outside Dordrecht [c.1665], a photo by Gandalf's Gallery on Flickr.

Dordrecht is seen here from the north, across the river Maas. In the left background is the Groothoofdspoort, a watergate which still survives, although it was altered in the late 17th century. To the right of it is the the Grote Kerk which is largely unchanged today. Although the costumes in the painting are of the 1660s, the picture may have been executed later.

Abraham van Calraet (Dordrecht, October 7-12, 1642 – Amsterdam, June 11, 1722) was a Dutch Golden Age painter and engraver.

[Oil on oak, 33.5 x 57.5 cm]