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An Architectural Fantasy, Jan van der Heyden, c. 1670
Jan van der Heyden, portraitJan van der HeydenDutch, 1637–1712

An Architectural Fantasy

c. 1670 · Painting

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Where is “An Architectural Fantasy” now? National Gallery of Art, Gallery 47 · West Building, Main Floor, Washington, D.C. Yes, on view now. Checked September 29, 2026.

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Room47 · West Building, Main Floor

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Accession number
1968.13.1

What it shows

ExteriorCountry homeLandscape

In the catalog

PaintingsOilDutch paintingBaroque17th centuryDutchLandscape painting

Sources

In the life of Jan van der Heyden

The whole life

  1. 1660–1712 · Workplace

    Amsterdam

  2. 1669

    Lighting Amsterdam’s streets

    Amsterdam begins using van der Heyden’s street-lighting system.

  3. 1672

    Improving the fire hose

    Van der Heyden and his brother Nicolaes improve the fire hose.

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