Swieten Castle from the east
Rijksmuseum

Swieten Castle from the east

Unknown artist

CC0 — Public Domain
Rijksmuseum

In this view of Swieten Castle Roghman placed emphasis on rendering the architecture. He depicted the dozens of dovecotes on the side wall with notable precision, and not surprisingly, for in the 17th century the right to keep large numbers of pigeons was limited to the aristocracy and higher clergy.

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