MARTSZEN, Jan the Younger
(b. ca. 1609, Haarlem, d. after 1647, Haarlem)

The Entry of Maria de' Medici to Amsterdam

1638
Brown ink, 280 x 388 mm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

This drawing depicts Maria de' Medici riding past a theatre arch at the Varkenssluis on the Oude Zijds Voorburgwal. The route is flanked by civic guardsmen with muskets and pikes.