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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 2624861, member: 2844&quot;]I agree, an extremely Dutch scene. I don&#039;t think Amsterdam, but one of the smaller trading towns. Many of the paintings with these rather narrow, tree-lined canals are from places like Delft.</p><p>Amsterdam canals often had no trees in those days, like the Herengracht in 1685:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6f/Gerrit_Adriaensz._Berckheyde_-_De_bocht_van_de_Herengracht_te_Amsterdam.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>You can see nice Chinese porcelain in the tapestry, something many well-to-do Dutch households had at the time. The furniture also looks Dutch.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you see a 17th century picture of a non-aristocratic household, it is almost always Dutch. This tapestry is not 17th century though, only the subject is. I think this is early 20th century.</p><p>The Netherlands were the first modern republic, and they had just kicked out a noble family that had turned from Netherlandish to Spanish royalty in one generation. Unlike other Europeans, they weren&#039;t big on celebrating anything to do with aristocracy. The new nation was largely built by non-aristocrats and they were proud of it. Which means they only paid for paintings etc that either portrayed them, or Biblical and allegorical subjects.</p><p>The Dutch merchant class were the richest in Europe, often more wealthy than the aristocracy of other European nations.</p><p><br /></p><p>Doors and windows were often open when the wheather allowed. Some houses had those half doors, so the top half could open and the lower half stayed shut.</p><p>The dog would have been a household pet, it wouldn&#039;t have been allowed to wander the streets.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" /> The little girl seems to be calling it to play with her, but it is looking towards its master.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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