Caption

From the banks of the Vistula. 1. Dobrzyn. 2. The Reformed Church in Wloclawek. 3. Wyszogród. 4. St. Vitalis Church in Wloclawek. 5. From the vicinity of Wloclawek. 6. Near Nieszawa. Painting; graphic art/woodcut illustration by Walery Brochocki draughtsman and Edward Nicz woodcut artist. Polish painting/press illustration, 1886. Subjects: rivers, river banks, city views, churches, boats, steamboats. Places depicted: Wyszogród, Nieszawa, Dobrzyn nad Wisla, Wloclawek., A sepia-toned print divided into several horizontal and rectangular scenes showing riverside and coastal landscapes with boats, shoreline vegetation, distant hills, and small buildings; the top scene shows a steamboat with dark smoke, a group of wooden rowboats on the shore, grassy foreground, a high wall with people walking, and trees and a church tower; the middle band shows a broad stretch of water with a sandy cliff and scattered trees on the far bank; smaller inset scenes include a cluster of village houses on a rocky promontory above the water, a church with a steep roof and tower surrounded by foliage, and a wooded riverside with a group of trees and broken wooden posts; the bottom area shows a calm river edge with two figures near a small boat among reeds and driftwood; overall colors visible are brown, tan, beige, black, and gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A07_244

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Rights managed

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69.9Mb (13.4Mb) / 14.5in x 18.7in / 4358 x 5603 (300dpi)

Keywords

banks Vistula 1 Dobrzyn 2 Reformed Church Wloclawek 3 Wyszogród 4 St Vitalis Church 5 vicinity 6 Near Nieszawa Painting graphic art woodcut illustration Walery Brochocki draughtsman Edward Nicz woodcut artist Polish painting press illustration 1886 Subjects rivers river banks city views churches boats steamboats Places depicted Nieszawa Dobrzyn nad Wisla sepia-toned print divided several horizontal rectangular scenes showing riverside coastal landscapes shoreline vegetation distant hills small buildings top scene steamboat dark smoke group wooden rowboats shore grassy foreground high wall people walking trees church tower middle band broad stretch water sandy cliff scattered trees far bank smaller inset scenes include cluster village houses rocky promontory church steep roof tower surrounded foliage wooded riverside broken wooden posts bottom area calm river edge two figures near small boat reeds driftwood colors visible brown tan beige black gray.