The harbor entrance of Willemstad with the Government Palace, The painting shows the harbor entrance of Willemstad (the beginning of the Sint Anna Bay), seen from the three-storey town hall annex warehouse, located on the corner of the Handelskade and the Breedestraat. On the left, between two strongholds of Fort Amsterdam, is the government house, the governor's residence. Until 1861 this was also the meeting place of the Colonial Council and other colleges. In the middle of the government house is the gate that gives access to Fort Amsterdam. In the middle of the background you can see the Waterfort, equipped with cannons, a flagpole with the Dutch flag and an optical telegraph. In the foreground the former Waag building, where the Savings and Beleenbank has been located since 1850. Above the gate hangs a green sign with inscription: SPAARBANK. This gate gives access to the square in front of the government house. Various people were painted on the square. Near the Waterfort guardhouse there is a large amount of wood next to a cart. Bollards can be distinguished on the waterfront. An open sailing ship loaded with merchandise and a small sloop are moored on the quay, as well as a small tent boat. A barkas with ten rowing sailors and two officers has just left the quay. On the right in the background is the Riffort with a part of the Rif, on which the leper rose house stands. The round building for the Riffort is the pivot house with capstan built in 1831-1832, which served as a war chain for the entrance to the St. Anna Bay, harbor, warehouse (harbor), Willemstad, Government Palace (Curaçao), Prosper Crébassol (signed by artist), Willemstad (possibly), 1858, oil paint (paint), canvas, painting, h 74.4 cm × w 114.9 cm × t 2.8 cm d 8 cm
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