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Pastimes of youth and young people: a) canoe and fishing, bathing and swimming; b) sleighing, tobogganing, ice skating; c) walking, horseback riding and carriage riding; d) playing billiards – player, spectator and attendant. Graphic artist: JF Schuster (fl. ca. 1769–177.). Draughtsman: Daniel Nicolaus Chodowiecki (1726–1801). Publisher: Siegfried Leberecht Crusius (1738–1824). Illustrations, genre scenes. Basedow, Johann Bernhardt von (1724–1790). Elementarwerke. German. Boats, interiors, sleighs, carriages, horses, meetings (genre scenes), clocks, games, buildings, men, women, bridges, children, baths, play. Plate VII from the series Collection of Elementary Works for the Youth and Their Friends. First Lieferung in 53 Plates. Second Lieferung in 47 Plates from L to XCVI. Berlin and Dessau 1774, 1769–1774; Leipzig 1785. Graphic print. Height 18.1–18.9 cm, width 23.5–24.3 cm.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A33_372

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Pastimes youth young people a canoe fishing bathing swimming b sleighing tobogganing ice skating c walking horseback riding carriage riding d playing billiards – player spectator attendant Graphic artist JF Schuster fl ca 1769–177 Draughtsman Daniel Nicolaus Chodowiecki 1726–1801 Publisher Siegfried Leberecht Crusius 1738–1824 Illustrations genre scenes Basedow Johann Bernhardt von 1724–1790 Elementarwerke German Boats interiors sleighs carriages horses meetings clocks games buildings men women bridges children baths play Plate VII series Collection Elementary Works Youth Friends First Lieferung 53 Plates Second Lieferung 47 Plates L Xcvi Berlin Dessau 1774 1769–1774 Leipzig 1785 Graphic print Height 18.1–18.9 cm width 23.5–24.3 cm image page four separate black- -white engraved scenes arranged grid top-left scene depicts riverbank small boat carrying two people swimmer water trees wooden fence background clothes fabrics lying shore visible colors include shades black gray cream off-white top-right scene shoreline horse-drawn sled carriage several standing seated figures watching distant buildings bridge tones bottom-left scene portrays wooded path group people stand converse rider horse carriage pass tree foliage ground textures bottom-right scene depicts interior room large table billiards table several figures various poses hanging light fixtures architectural columns shadows rendered off-white.