Gezicht op de Gotische galerij van Paleis Kneuterdijk 1832 - 1873

This view of the Gothic gallery of the Kneuterdijk Palace was created by Wilhelmus Cornelis Chimaer van Oudendorp in the 19th century, using lithography, a printmaking process that relies on the chemical repulsion of oil and water. The image is made by drawing on a flat stone or metal plate with a greasy substance, then applying ink that sticks only to the drawn areas. This is a commercial process that allowed images to be reproduced quickly and relatively cheaply. The artist engaged with the skilled traditions of printmaking, blending it with the fine arts. The architecture of the palace is rendered with precision. In Oudendorp’s time, lithography was a relatively new medium, closely tied to the rise of mass media and visual culture, allowing for wider circulation and consumption of images.