Jan Abrahamsz Beerstraaten.

Jan Abrahamsz Beerstraaten. A view of the Heiligewegspoort from the north-west, with skaters, before 1666.

This is wildly avant-garde for the time. How wonderful! And I would love to know how the date is known to be earlier than 1666: Is it something in the picture or something in his own life that tells? [Edit: He died in 1666, so hard limit.]

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