# View of Delft from the North

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## Artwork

- Artist: [GOYEN, Jan van](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/goyen-jan-van-r7f4cae54c220f3>)
- Date: 1601-1650
- Technique: Black chalk, brush and gray ink, 117 x 210 mm

## Commentary

Jan van Goyen is well known for his numerous on-site sketches he made while traveling. The artist recorded views in locations all over the northern Netherlands, including Delft where, as in other cities, he was attracted by picturesque architectural motifs.

## Related artworks

- [A Beach with Fishing Boats \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/goyen-jan-van-r7f4cae54c220f3/a-beach-with-fishing-boats-detail-r3d823ffeaf4299>)
- [A Beach with Fishing Boats](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/goyen-jan-van-r7f4cae54c220f3/a-beach-with-fishing-boats-rf63f806e2f3e61>)
- [A View on the Maas near Dordrecht](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/goyen-jan-van-r7f4cae54c220f3/a-view-on-the-maas-near-dordrecht-r4ca75481df45a0>)
- [An Estuary Scene](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/goyen-jan-van-r7f4cae54c220f3/an-estuary-scene-reb8cd745be0c37>)
- [Beach at Scheveningen](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/goyen-jan-van-r7f4cae54c220f3/beach-at-scheveningen-r58ecbb4abd3348>)
- [Castle by a River](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/goyen-jan-van-r7f4cae54c220f3/castle-by-a-river-rcf75fea787d6f2>)
- [Country House near the Water](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/goyen-jan-van-r7f4cae54c220f3/country-house-near-the-water-rbd6bc2f0e8689d>)
- [Dune Landscape](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/goyen-jan-van-r7f4cae54c220f3/dune-landscape-r90c4090cd99250>)
- [Dunes](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/goyen-jan-van-r7f4cae54c220f3/dunes-r34c3a8e4852a3b>)
- [Estuary Landscape](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/goyen-jan-van-r7f4cae54c220f3/estuary-landscape-r291f7271a5aeb3>)
- [Farmyard with Haystack](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/goyen-jan-van-r7f4cae54c220f3/farmyard-with-haystack-r7d3e689dc5c929>)
- [Haarlemmer Meer](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/goyen-jan-van-r7f4cae54c220f3/haarlemmer-meer-r7b70358e2f8146>)

## Attribution

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