Egbert van der poel biography books

On Monday 12 October , at eleven-thirty in the morning, 90, pounds of gunpowder exploded at the powder magazine in Delft. Among the hundreds who died was Van der Poel's own daughter, Lysbeth. Most of the pictures Van der Poel painted after that were nocturnal scenes of fire and smoke. The explosion took place in the northwest of the city.

In the background, from left to right: the New Church, the town-hall tower and the Old Church.

Egbert van der poel biography books: Skating Scene with a Tent and

Portal of a stairway tower, with a man descending the stairs: presumably the moment before the assassination of William the Silent in the Ptinsenhof, Delft. Fish market at night. Interior of a barn. The explosion of the powder magazine in Delft, 12 October Public domain. To refer to this object, please use the following persistent URL:.