Nº 8
Reading edition
Johannes Bosboom DUTCH: 1817-1891
THE VILLAGE CANAL
Water Color
Height, 9 inches; length, 13 inches
A quiet waterway, extending from the left foreground diagonally to the right, is bordered on either side by broad, level quays. On the left, lofty buildings with red-tiled roofs rise against the sky, and on either side of the canal grow great rank trees in full foliage, and through an opening between them is a glimpse of a sunlit building. The figures of women, in characteristic white caps, are seen here and there, one of them engaged in washing clothes on the far side of the canal.
Signed at the lower right, J. Bosboom.