View of the De Drie Leliën Brewery at Haarlem and of Velserend Manor, Owned by Johan Claesz van Loo
View of the De Drie Leliën Brewery at Haarlem and of Velserend Manor, Owned by Johan Claesz van Loo
View of the De Drie Leliën Brewery at Haarlem and of Velserend Manor, Owned by Johan Claesz van Loo
By Jacob Adriaensz Matham
View of the De Drie Leliën Brewery at Haarlem and of Velserend Manor, Owned by Johan Claesz van Loo
View of the De Drie Leliën Brewery at Haarlem and of Velserend Manor, Owned by Johan Claesz van Loo
View of the De Drie Leliën Brewery at Haarlem and of Velserend Manor, Owned by Johan Claesz van Loo
‘De Drie Leliën’ by the Spaarne. In the background the country house owned by Jan Claesz van Loo who also owned the brewery. Apart from being a brewer van Loo was also mayor and an officer in the Haarlem militia. Above, three coats of arms: centre, Van Loo’s family coat of arms, left, Haarlem’s old coat of arms and right, Haarlem’s new coat of arms. Beer brewing was an important industry in Haarlem. There were more than 50 breweries in Haarlem in the early 17th century. Clean water was pumped using special poles and brought in by ship from the dunes. The water was carried into the brewery along a channel that led high over the road. The technique of this painting is somewhere between drawing and painting.