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Engraved scene of workers and robed figures beside a scaffolded stone tower, with moored boats on a river under a cloudy sky.

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Gijsbrecht II builds a castle at the mouth of the Amstel, 1220-1224, Charles Rochussen (1873), Wikimedia Commons. Via artnap.com

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This engraved print, titled Gijsbrecht II builds a castle at the mouth of the Amstel, 1220-1224, is attributed to Charles Rochussen and dated 1873. It shows a round stone tower wrapped in wooden scaffolding beside a low shed, with a smoke plume rising behind them. Workers and robed figures stand and sit along a muddy bank, while moored boats and sailing masts sit on the water under a broad cloudy sky.

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