c. 1668-1670
Jacob van Ruisdael
| Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam | art: painting
The cylindrical windmill was located in the town of Wijk bij Duurstedein, south east of Utrecht on the north bank of the Lek river, a distributary branch of the Rhine river that flows into the North Sea at Rotterdam. Dutch Golden Age. Oil on canvas. On loan to the Rijksmuseum (Amsterdam).