Egbert Lievensz. van der Poel was born in Delft, and worked there until 1654-5, when he settled in Rotterdam. He was a landscape and view painter.
Egbert van der Poel
1621 - 1664
Paintings by Egbert van der Poel
On 12 October 1654 – the date inscribed on the painting – one of the gunpowder stores in the city of Delft accidentally detonated, flattening a large part of the city. A local artist, Egbert van der Poel, was so fascinated by the event that he painted this scene at least 20 times. Judging from co...