Marktplein van de nagebouwde stad Oud-Holland op de Wereldtentoonstelling voor het Hotel- en Reiswezen van 1895 1895

Jan Hoynck van Papendrecht sketched the market square of the rebuilt Old Holland city at the 1895 World Exhibition for the Hotel and Travel Industry with swift pencil strokes. Note the architecture: the stepped gable roofs and decorative stonework, common in Northern European cities, evoke a sense of historical authenticity. These architectural forms, initially symbols of civic pride and mercantile success, have been re-contextualized here. Consider how similar architectural motifs appear in medieval paintings, communicating prosperity and stability. The image becomes a kind of theater— a space for revisiting and reimagining cultural identity. Observe the ephemeral nature of the sketch; it underscores the transient nature of the exhibition itself. Such gatherings serve as potent reminders of the past, constructed anew for each generation. As the artist captures a fleeting moment in the exhibition, the viewers are invited to reflect on the cyclical nature of cultural memory.