Weigh House at Nijmegen Painting

A weigh house or weighing house is a public building at or within which goods are weighed. Most of these buildings were built before 1800, prior to the establishment of international standards for weights. As public control of the weight of goods was very important, they were run by local authorities who would also use them for the levying of taxes on goods transported through or sold within the city. Therefore, weigh houses would often be near a market square or town centre. Between 1550 and about 1690 people accused of witchcraft were at times brought to a weigh house in order to be subjected to a "witch test" to "prove" their innocence for payment (as nobody was deemed to be a witch after this test[1]). If a person was found to be lighter than a set weight, he or she was deemed guilty. This is similar to the use of a ducking stool. This was painted en plain air while on a painting sabbatical to the nearby town of Renkum.

Painting:Oil on Canvas

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:16 W x 12 H x 1 D in

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