1121290 View of Haarlem from the Northwest with the Bleaching Fields in the Foreground, c.1650-82 (oil on canvas) by Ruisdael, Jacob Isaaksz. or Isaacksz. van (1628/9-82); 43 x 38 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (add.info.: Bleaching Dutch linen and unbleached cloth imported from other European countries was Haarlem\'s major industry, after brewing, relying on the pure dune water. Jacob\'s \'Haarlempjes\' - as they were called - are therefore characteristic views of the Dutch countryside with lengths of cloth bleaching in the sun at the foot of the dunes. ); Dutch, out of copyright.