De Catharijnesingel met de stadswal en de Smeetoren te Utrecht

De Catharijnesingel met de stadswal en de Smeetoren te Utrecht

The Smeetoren (Blacksmith’s Tower) on the left was one of the oldest defensive towers in Utrecht, erected in 1145. From 1304, it was used as a guardroom by the blacksmith’s guild. After 1552, it was used to store the city’s supply of gunpowder and in 1642 an observatory<BR>was installed at the top of the tower. The tower was demolished in 1855.

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The Smeetoren (Blacksmith’s Tower) on the left was one of the oldest defensive towers in Utrecht, erected in 1145. From 1304, it was used as a guardroom by the blacksmith’s guild. After 1552, it was used to store the city’s supply of gunpowder and in 1642 an observatory
was installed at the top of the tower. The tower was demolished in 1855.

This object is now not on display in the museum

Title

De Catharijnesingel met de stadswal en de Smeetoren te Utrecht

Artist

Jan ten Compe (Amsterdam 1713 - 1761 Amsterdam)

Dating

1740 - 1760

Material and technique

olieverf op paneel

Object number

6849

Object type

schilderij

Acquisition

aankoop + 1933 (bruikleen sinds 1932)

Dimensions

hoogte 36.8 cm

breedte 48.5 cm

hoogte (met lijst) 48.1 cm

breedte (met lijst) 59.9 cm

Inscriptions and markings

  • geen :

What

verdedigingswezen (bolwerken) (Utrecht) (bestuur)

When

Habsburgse tijd en Republiek 1528-1795

More of the same motif

topografie, Utrecht, Catharijnesingel, Utrecht (stad)

Remarks

Volgens Utrecht 1933, cat.nr.269, p.126, en Utrecht 1952, cat.nr.1054, p.349, l.o. gesigneerd `J.T. Compe f'.

Documentation

  • Catalogus van het Historisch Museum der stad, supplement, cat. nr. 301 1x

  • Centraal Museum Utrecht : catalogus der schilderijen [1933], inl. W.C. Schuylenburg. [tekst] C.H. de Jonge, ([Utrecht], 1933), cat. nr. 269

  • De Catalogus der schilderijen [1952], (Utrecht, 1952), cat. nr. 1054, afb. 168

Exhibitions

  • Ommuurde Stad, Centraal Museum, Utrecht, 2020 - 2021

  • TROTS VAN DE STAD: De Utrechtse Domtoren, Centraal Museum, Utrecht, 2016

  • Het Gilde van St. Eloy, Centraal Museum, Utrecht, 2004

Persistent url

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https://hdl.handle.net/21.12130/collect.29D9F5EC-9568-42F6-8685-1C2D41C437A2

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