Jan Michiel Ruyten was a Belgian artist who studied at the Antwerp Academy and gained international success through exhibitions in Belgium, Austria, and England. He was known for his cityscapes, genre scenes, and landscapes, but devoted most of his time to depicting his hometown of Antwerp. Ruyten frequently painted the quay on the Scheldt from different angles and at different times, often including a tall brick house and the north tower of the Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal in the background...