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| Title | Town Hall, The Hague | |
| Collection | Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery | |
| Artist | Behr, Carel Jacobus (Dutch painter, 1812-1895) | |
| Date | 1853 (dated) | |
| Signed | yes | |
| Description | This painting shows the Town Hall, The Hague after a fall of snow. The Town Hall is the large Renaissance building on the left. The snow is already beginning to thaw and track marks can be seen along the road. In the foreground, a woman is driven in a horse-drawn sleigh. On the left, the local bourgeoisie are filing out of church and on the right is a fishmongers. | |
| Current Accession Number | 1977P3 | |
| Former Accession Number | P.3´77 | |
| Inscription | front lr 'C J Behr 1853' | |
| Subject | townscape; place (The Hague) | |
| Measurements | 44.5 x 55.7 cm cm (estimate) | |
| Material | oil on panel | |
| Acquisition Details | Given by the Municipality of The Hague 1947. | |
| Publications | Foreign Paintings in Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, A Summary Catalogue, 1983, no. 6, ill. | |
| Notes | Label 'The Mayor and Aldermen of The Hague offered this painting to Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery in 1947 from the collection of the Haags Gemeentemuseum to the municipality of Birmingham to express their gratitude for the adoption of the Hague by Birmingham.' | |
| Rights Owner | Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery | |
| Author | Dr Patricia Smyth | |