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Exhibition: Amsterdam’s earliest photographs 1845-1875

Amsterdam Tourist Information • March 30, 2010

From April 2nd through June 27th 2010, Stadsarchief Amsterdam (City Archives Amsterdam) presents a wide-ranging overview of Amsterdam’s rich photographic heritage from the third quarter of the 19th century.

The exhibition brings together the very best photographs preserved from this period both from its own and other collections in the Netherlands and abroad.

In the mid-1850s, photographers such as Pieter Oosterhuis started to market their work. Amateur photographers, such as Eduard Isaac Asser, Jan Adriaan van Eijk and Jacob Olie also began to make their mark.

As well as presenting a richly varied picture of Amsterdam seen through the eyes of the photographers, the exhibition also showcases examples of a wide range of photographic techniques. Pride of place is reserved for the sixteen large format paper negatives of Amsterdam landscapes taken by British candle manufacturer and landscape photographer Benjamin Brecknell Turner during his visit to Amsterdam in 1857.