BISSCHOP, Jan de
(b. 1628, Amsterdam, d. 1671, Den Haag)

The Huis ter Nieuburch at Rijswijck, Seen from the South-Southwest

1665-70
Pen and brown ink and wash, 99 x 155 mm
Private collection

In 1630 the Dutch stadholder Frederick Hendrick bought the Huis ter Nieuburch at Rijswijck, a village between Delft and The Hague. The old country house was demolished and between 1630 and 1634 replaced by the summer palace, seen from the south-southwest in this small drawing.

The rapid sketching style and boldly contrasted light and shadow are typical of De BIsschop's late work of about 1665-70.