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Jan van der Heyden

1637–1712

(b Gorinchem, 5 Mar. 1637; d Amsterdam, 28 Mar. 1712). Dutch painter, draughtsman, printmaker, and inventor, active in Amsterdam. He painted some landscapes and still lifes, but is renowned mainly as one of the greatest of all townscape painters.

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Text Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists (Oxford University Press)

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A Square before a Church 1678 Jan van der Heyden (1637–1712)

A Square before a Church 1678 The National Gallery, London
View of the Westerkerk, Amsterdam c.1668–1672 Jan van der Heyden (1637–1712)

View of the Westerkerk, Amsterdam c.1668–1672 The Wallace Collection
A Street Scene in Cologne c.1684 Jan van der Heyden (1637–1712)

A Street Scene in Cologne c.1684 The Wallace Collection
View of the Boterbrug with the Tower of the Stadhuis, Delft, Holland c.1653–1659 Jan van der Heyden (1637–1712)

View of the Boterbrug with the Tower of the Stadhuis, Delft, Holland c.1653–1659 Guildhall Art Gallery
Figures Resting and Promenading in an Oak Forest c.1690 Jan van der Heyden (1637–1712)

Figures Resting and Promenading in an Oak Forest c.1690 Bristol Museum & Art Gallery
The House in the Wood, The Hague, The Netherlands (Huit ten bosch) 1665–1675 Jan van der Heyden (1637–1712)

The House in the Wood, The Hague, The Netherlands (Huit ten bosch) 1665–1675 Cannon Hall Museum
A Canal Junction, near a Church c.1670 Jan van der Heyden (1637–1712)

A Canal Junction, near a Church c.1670 National Trust, Waddesdon Manor
Emmerich: View through a Gateway of the Waterpoort c.1670 Jan van der Heyden (1637–1712)

Emmerich: View through a Gateway of the Waterpoort c.1670 National Trust, Waddesdon Manor
A Wooded Landscape with Figures c.1668–1672 Jan van der Heyden (1637–1712)

A Wooded Landscape with Figures c.1668–1672 Guildhall Art Gallery
A Fortified Moat or Canal c.1670 Jan van der Heyden (1637–1712)

A Fortified Moat or Canal c.1670 Guildhall Art Gallery
An Imaginary Town Gate with a Triumphal Arch 1663 Jan van der Heyden (1637–1712)

An Imaginary Town Gate with a Triumphal Arch 1663 Guildhall Art Gallery
A View of the Palace of the Dukes of Brabant, Brussels possibly 1660s Jan van der Heyden (1637–1712)

A View of the Palace of the Dukes of Brabant, Brussels possibly 1660s Ulster Museum
An Imaginary View of Nijenrode Castle and the Sacristy of Utrecht Cathedral probably 1665-70 Jan van der Heyden (1637–1712)

An Imaginary View of Nijenrode Castle and the Sacristy of Utrecht Cathedral probably 1665-70 The National Gallery, London
An Architectural Fantasy probably 1665-70 Jan van der Heyden (1637–1712)

An Architectural Fantasy probably 1665-70 The National Gallery, London
A View in Cologne about 1660-5 Jan van der Heyden (1637–1712)

A View in Cologne about 1660-5 The National Gallery, London
A Farm among Trees about 1670 Jan van der Heyden (1637–1712)

A Farm among Trees about 1670 The National Gallery, London
Wooded Park Landscape with Deer Jan van der Heyden (1637–1712)

Wooded Park Landscape with Deer University of Edinburgh
A Square in a Dutch Town c.1676 Jan van der Heyden (1637–1712)

A Square in a Dutch Town c.1676 National Trust, Ascott
Cityscape with a Church and a Square c.1666–1669 Jan van der Heyden (1637–1712)

Cityscape with a Church and a Square c.1666–1669 Guildhall Art Gallery
The Church at Maarsen Jan van der Heyden (1637–1712)

The Church at Maarsen National Trust, Polesden Lacey