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The Pont du Rhône in Lyon seen from the West
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The Pont du Rhône in Lyon seen from the West

c. 1646 - c. 1650

Medium

brush

Dimensions

h 262mm × w 405mm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

paper; chalk

Object Type

drawing

Subject Matter

rowing-boat, canoe, etc.

Acquisition Method

purchase

Acquired

1956

Notes

hoogte 262 mm x breedte 405 mm

Collection Type

drawings

About Jan Asselijn

1600–1652Dutch Republic

Dutch painter and draftsman, of French descent. He was one of the most important artists of the second generation of Dutch italianates, with Jan Both and Jan Baptist Weenix. The Asselin family moved from Dieppe to Amsterdam ca. 1621 and adopted the Dutch spelling of their surname after 1650. Comment on works: Landscapes w/figures; Views