Caption

View of a bridge over the Amstel between the two Amstel streets in Amsterdam, Amsterdam, cabinet photograph, annotation: 'Former bridge of the, Amstel - between the two Amstel streets.', publisher: Andries Jager, 1860 - 1890, photographer, paper, pasteboard, albumen print, height 108 mm x width 168 mm, canals, waters (in city), bridge, Amstel (river), A sepia-toned scene shows a canal with calm reflective water and a stone bridge with arched openings spanning across it, a drawbridge section with timber beams and supporting cables visible on the left side of the bridge, small wooden boats moored along the near bank and tied up beside the bridge, a row of multi-story buildings with varied facades and windows lining the far bank, one building with twin towers and a classical portico, another with stepped gables at the right edge, architectural details such as arched windows, balconies, and roof tiles, a small riverside structure near the central buildings, and subtle reflections of the bridge and buildings mirrored in the water.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A81_067

License type

Rights managed

Available size

51.6Mb (6.3Mb) / 16.8in x 12.0in / 5028 x 3589 (300dpi)

Keywords

View bridge Amstel two Amstel streets Amsterdam cabinet photograph annotation Former bridge Amstel - publisher Andries Jager 1860 - 1890 photographer paper pasteboard albumen print height 108 mm x width 168 mm canals waters in city river sepia-toned scene canal calm reflective water stone bridge arched openings spanning across drawbridge section timber beams supporting cables visible left side small wooden boats moored near bank tied up beside row multi-story buildings varied facades windows lining far bank building twin towers classical portico another stepped gables right edge architectural details arched windows balconies roof tiles small riverside structure near central buildings subtle reflections buildings mirrored water