Prosper Crébassol, 1858 - The harbor entrance of Willemstad with the Government Palace - fine art print

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The painting shows the input port of Willemstad (the beginning of the St. Anna Bay), viewed from the three-storey town house adjoining warehouse, situated at the corner of the Handelskade and Breedestraat. Links between two bastions of Fort Amsterdam is the government building, the residence of the governor. Until 1861 this was also the meeting place of the Colonial Council and other colleges. In the middle of the government building is the entrance gate to Fort Amsterdam. In the middle of the background you can see the Water Fort, air guns, a flagpole flying the Dutch flag and an optical telegraph. In the foreground, the former weighing house, where the Savings and Lending Bank has been established since 1850. Above the gate hangs a green sign with the inscription: SAVINGS BANK. This gate opens onto the square in front of the government building. On the square are painted different people. Near the guardhouse of the Water Fort is a large amount of wood next to a cart. Waterfront bollards are distinguishable. An open sailing ship loaded with merchandise, and a small dinghy are moored to the quay, as well as a small tent boat. A longboat rowing ten sailors and two officers just left the dock. Riffort the right background is a part of the Reef, which is the leper colony. The round building for Riffort is built in 1831-1832 pivot cottage capstan, which served to stretch a chain at the entrance of St. Anna Bay in times of war danger.

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In 1858 Prosper Crébassol painted this 19th century masterpiece. The piece of art is in the the Rijksmuseum's digital collection. This modern art public domain masterpiece is being provided with courtesy of Rijksmuseum.Also, the work of art has the creditline: . On top of that, alignment is landscape and has a side ratio of 3 : 2, which means that the length is 50% longer than the width.

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