Rijksmuseum

De tuin en het koetshuis van Keizersgracht 524 in Amsterdam

Date

1772

Medium

panel, oil paint (paint)

Institution

Rijksmuseum

Nicolaas Doekscheer, the occupant of 524 Keizersgracht, had a lavish Rococo-style coach house built in back of his garden. He and his partner Hendrik Steenbergen, both pictured, financed fifteen plantations in Berbice, Demerary and Essequebo (all three part of presentday Guyana, South America). Their loans enabled plantation owners there to set up their coffee, cotton and sugar businesses. In turn, the interest went to Doekscheer and Steenbergen in Amsterdam.

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