Street view in Utrecht.

Watercolour, 25,1 x 26,1 cm, laid paper, signed on verso "H. Van Brussel" (remargined with Japan paper).

Herman(us) van Brussel (1763-1815) was a painter and etcher, working in Haarlem and Utrecht. Between 1796 and 1810 he was director of Academy of Haarlem ("Teekenacademie"). Painted mainly landscapes and was also designer and painter of theatre sets. The location of the drawing is mentioned on verso "Utrecht". This drawing is very comparable to a sheet with "A view of the Popelingsgat, Haarlem" in the collection of the Royal museum of Fine Arts of Belgium (inv. nr 4060/522).
Ref. S.n., "Kabinet der heerlijkste tekenwerken. Achttiende-eeuwse Nederlandse tekeningen uit de verzameling van de Koninklijke Musea voor Schone Kunsten van België", Brussels 2019, no. 79.
Prov. Unidentified coll. stamp (not in Lugt).