Dutch cityscape with a scene at the antigue or junk store was executed by famous Dutch painter and draftsman Peter Henricus Theodorus (Pierre) Tetar Elven (born Sint-Jans-Molenbeek in 1828 - died Milan in 1908), he worked with a preference for architecture, landscapes, and Italian and Dutch cityscapes (vedutas). He also painted a few genre pieces for French high society.

Pierre was the son of the painter John Baptist Tetar Elven (1805–1839) and Sophia Francisca Noll. The architect Martinus Gerardus Tetar Elven, a founding member of Arti et Amicitiae, and the painter Paul Tetar Elven were, respectively, his uncle and cousin.

Pierre began his training in Amsterdam, but moved to The Hague, where he studied at the Royal Academy of Arts. Pierre left around 1853 for Milan; in 1855 he lived in Rome. Between 1856 and 1863 he was in Turin, where, on 13 May 1856, he married Anna Maria Angela Felicita Fumao (or Annette Fumero) (1831-?). They had three daughters. In 1861, he was appointed court painter by Victor Emmanuel II of Italy and did some paintings that the Risorgimento supported. In 1866, he left for Tunisia and Turkey, possibly traveling with Tinco Lycklama à Nijeholt, whom he portrayed a few times in oriental attire. In 1869, he lived in Paris. Around 1873, he moved back to Amsterdam.There he lived with his wife and children. In an unknown year, he returned to Milan, where he died in 1908.

His works hang in Milan, Genoa, Turin, and Haarlem.

Literature: Thieme/Becker "Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon", Leipzig, 199; Bénézit, Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs; édition Gründ, Paris, 1976; in on-line: Wikimedia Commons.

Inscription: signed lower right.

Technique: oil on canvas. Original period gold-plated frame.

Measurements: unframed w 16 1/2" x h 13" (35,3 x 46,7 cm ), framed w 20 7/8" x h 17 1/3" (50 x 60 cm).

Condition: in very good condition.