View of the Groote Kerk in Dordrecht from the River Maas

ca. 1647–48

Dating: Approximate date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Black chalk and moistened black chalk, gray wash (mainly in the clouds, water and sails), greenish yellow and grayish green wash (in the trees and under the houses at the left), and touches of brown chalk (in and under the houses at the left and on the large sailboat).
Dimensions: 7 3/16 x 14 1/2 in. (18.2 x 36.8 cm)
Collection no.: 1975.1.768
Attribution: By the artist
Image rights: CC0License details

Aelbert Cuyp. View of the Groote Kerk in Dordrecht from the River Maas. Robert Lehman Collection, 1975. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Open Access, CC0. Full-frame resize and JPEG compression.

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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View of the Groote Kerk in Dordrecht from the River Maas — Aelbert Cuyp. ca. 1647–48.

Medium: Black chalk and moistened black chalk, gray wash (mainly in the clouds, water and sails), greenish yellow and grayish green wash (in the trees and under the houses at the left), and touches of brown chalk (in and under the houses at the left and on the large sailboat).. Dimensions: 7 3/16 x 14 1/2 in. (18.2 x 36.8 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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