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'The Virgin and Child with St Elizabeth and the Child Baptist', Peter Paul Rubens
'Self-portrait as a young man', Rembrandt van Rijn
'The Magdalen', Paulus Bor
'View of Dordrecht', Jan van Goyen
'Landscape with the ashes of Phocion', Nicolas Poussin
'River scene with a ferry boat', Salomon van Ruysdael
'The New Church at Delft'
'Virgin and Child in Glory', Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
'King Charles II', Godfrey Kneller
Roman Catholic Church Silver, Belgium

'The New Church at Delft with the tomb of William of Orange', van Vliet, 1667

The painting shows the inside structure of the church, high detail of the columns, arches, and windows.There are coats of arms shown on the columns of the church.

Oil on canvas, 127 x 85.5cm

Accession Number WAG1994.1

Van Vliet specialised in views of the interiors of Delft's two main churches, the Old and the New Church. The New Church housed the tomb of the assassinated Dutch hero William I of Orange ('the Silent) (1533 - 1584) who helped establish the independence of the Netherlands from Spanish rule.

Despite its apparent accuracy, this image has in fact been somewhat distorted. In reality one cannot view both the tomb of William the Silent as well as the view across the church choir.

Purchased with the assistance of the National Art Collections Fund with a donation from the Wolfson Foundation.