The Haarlem Damstraat seen from the Spaarne

The Haarlem Damstraat is shown along the Spaarne, with a row of stepped-gable brick houses on the left and a large ornate stone building on the right, receding toward a church spire in the background. In the foreground a dark canal with boats frames the scene, and a prominent wheel-driven structure dominates the quay, creating a strong diagonal across the composition. The palette uses warm earth tones for the buildings and cool blues and greys for the sky and distant architecture, reflecting Berckheyde’s precise, topographic cityscape approach.