EKELS, Jan the Elder
(b. 1724, Amsterdam, d. 1781, Amsterdam)

View of Amsterdam

1750-80
Oil on panel, 45 x 62 cm
Private collection

This view shows the Kloveniersburgwal and the tower called 'Swijgh Utrecht'. Kloveniersburgwal is an Amsterdam canal flowing south from Nieuwmarkt to the Amstel River on the edge of the medieval city. The Swijgh Utrecht was completely destroyed in 1882.