Amstel Lauded by Poetry, D. Willinks Amstel Stream (title on object), A river god as personification of the Amstel is lauded by Poetry. In her left hand she holds a paper above a burning altar. In the background a man playing a flute and a view of a river. print maker: anonymous, after drawing by: Arnold Houbraken, (mentioned on object), publisher: Hendrik van de Gaete, Amsterdam, 1712, paper, engraving, etching, height 133 mm x width 84 mm.