Overstroming bij de Kanaalsluis bij Gorinchem

About this artwork

Dijkdoorbraak en overstroming van de Kanaaldijk bij de sluis buiten Gorinchem op 26 januari 1820. Het water spoelt over de dijk. Links en rechts kijken mensen toe.

Art Historical Context

**Overstroming bij de Kanaalsluis bij Gorin** (Flooding at the Canal Lock Gorinchem) is a poignant etching by Dutch artist Roelof van derulen, created between 1820 and1822. Measuring 320 mm high by 440 mm wide, it vividly captures the dramatic dike breach and flooding along the Kanaaldijk the lock outside Gorin on January 26, 1820. Van der Meulen, known for his detailed topographic etchings of Dutch landscapes and events, places onlookers on both sides of the surging waters, heightening the sense of human vulnerability amid nature's fury. This artwork documents a real catastrophe in the Nethe...