Graphite, pen and brown ink, brush and gray ink, 24.9 x 19.3 cm. Unfortunately, Mechelen was demolished in 1885 to make the way clear for fire-prevention equipmen, and no building stands in its place. The narrow Old Man's Alley ran alongside to a bridge over the canal behind (fig. Like all the neighboring houses, the front side faced the Market Square and the backside plunged straight down into the Voldersgracht canal. The fact that Mechelen was also a tavern, where people could stay overnight, explains why was larger than the normal inns. Mechelen had six fireplaces which tells us of its size, the largest construction of the Markt at the corner with the Oude Manhuissteeg (Old Men's Alley). He paid 200 guilders in cash and assumed two mortgages for the total value of 2,500 guilders. Vos, bought the large and heavily mortgaged Mechelen inn on Markt, or Market Square.
In 1641, on April 23, Vermeer's father, Reynier Jansz. (with ample database) Schutterij and the Doelen: Vermeer's military service Oude and Nieuwe Kerk of Delft House of Pieter de Hooch Kamer VOC Oostpoort & Paardenmarkt * Gallery of 17th-and 18th-century paintings and drawings of Delft * Photographic impressions of Delft Vermeer's Delft today Vermeer's "View of Delft" Beestenmarkt: the origins of Vermeer's grandparents Voldersgracht: Vermeer's birthplace Mechelen, where Vermeer grew up: from 1582 to its demise in 1885 The hidden Catholic church of Delft: Vermeer's Catholicism Vermeer's marriage at Schipluiden Oude Langendijk: Vermeer's house & studio Detailed house-by-house study of Vermeer's neighborhood
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