Foreshore Scene with Windmill

1653 · Drawing

Can I see it?

Not on view at present

Where is “Foreshore Scene with Windmill” now? Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.

Checked: 11 days ago
In this state since: Aug 19, 2026
Source: The museum

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Details

Accession number: 1946.11.51

What it shows

Netherlands Waterway

In the catalog

Drawings & watercolors Graphite Baroque 17th century Dutch

Sources

National Gallery of Art
Image: National Gallery of Art — Museum open access

In the life of Jan van Goyen

The whole life

1635–1656 · Workplace
The Hague
1650–1653 · Workplace
Kleve
1650s
The freely composed seascapes of the 1650s
According to the art historian H. U. Beck, in his freely composed seascapes of the 1650s van Goyen reached the apex of his creative work, producing paintings of “striking perfection”.
1652
Forced to sell his collection of pictures
In 1652 van Goyen was forced to sell his collection of paintings and graphic art.
1654
Sells his collection again, moves to a smaller house
In 1654 van Goyen again had to sell his collection of paintings and graphic art, and subsequently moved to a smaller house.
1654
His son-in-law and pupil Jan Steen leaves The Hague
In 1654 Jan Steen, van Goyen’s pupil and the husband of his daughter, left The Hague; his father-in-law’s troubles may also have hurt his early business prospects.