# View of Amsterdam

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## Artwork

- Artist: [EKELS, Jan the Elder](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/ekels-jan-the-elder-rb43af653ce1d53>)
- Date: 1751-1800
- Technique: Oil on panel, 45 x 62 cm

## Commentary

This view shows the Kloveniersburgwal and the tower called &#39;Swijgh Utrecht&#39;. Kloveniersburgwal is an Amsterdam canal flowing south from Nieuwmarkt to the Amstel River on the edge of the medieval city. The Swijgh Utrecht was completely destroyed in 1882.

## Related artworks

- [Roodepoort Tower](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/ekels-jan-the-elder-rb43af653ce1d53/roodepoort-tower-re0b88e103305ed>)
- [View of Amsterdam](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/ekels-jan-the-elder-rb43af653ce1d53/view-of-amsterdam-r119de8ab071d01>)
- [View of the Zuidsingel, Amersfoort](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/ekels-jan-the-elder-rb43af653ce1d53/view-of-the-zuidsingel-amersfoort-rc00759abe4b698>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)