Stadsgezicht met vismarkt en Grote Kerk of Sint Jacobskerk in Den Haag
Carel Frederik Bendorp (I)
1786 - 1792
Medium
etching
Dimensions
176; 248
About this artwork
collector's mark: Lugt 2228
Art Historical Context
**Stadsgezicht metismarkt en Grote Kerk of Sint Jacobskerk in Den Haag** (City View with Fish Market and Kerk or St. Jacobskerk in The Hague) is delicate etching by Carel Frederik Bendorp (I), created between 1786 and1792. Measuring just 176 × 248 mm, this print captures a lively street scene in The Hague, one of the Netherlands' key cities during the late Dutch Republic. Bendorp, a skilled Dutch engraver, focuses on the bustling fish market foregrounded against the towering silhouette of the historic Sint Jacobskerk (also known as the Grote Kerk), a Gothic landmark dating back to the 15th cen...