Caption

Harbour with tugboats in Rotterdam, print, On the right in the foreground two tugboats moored at a quay. On the quay a team of horses. In the background two cargo ships and a rowboat. Between the cargo ships a quay with houses. Seagulls are flying in the air., printmaker: Pieter Dupont, Rotterdam, 1898, paper, zinc etching, intaglio printmaking technique, height 138 mm x width 198 mm, harbour, A detailed ink drawing of a busy waterfront with a foreground full of small boats and dockside machinery, including smokestacks and winches, and a team of horses harnessed at the quay. The water is choppy with visible waves and many seagulls flying and floating above the surface. In the middle distance a lone rowboat with a seated figure is being rowed across the water while larger steamships and sailing vessels are moored further back, their hulls and masts visible against a skyline of densely packed buildings with varied rooflines. The scene is rendered in fine crosshatching and linework, creating textured tones and detailed patterns throughout.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A86_084

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Rights managed

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44.9Mb (6.5Mb) / 16.1in x 10.8in / 4841 x 3242 (300dpi)

Keywords

Harbour tugboats Rotterdam print right foreground two tugboats moored quay team horses background two cargo ships rowboat cargo ships houses Seagulls flying air printmaker Pieter Dupont 1898 paper zinc etching intaglio printmaking technique height 138 mm x width 198 mm harbour detailed ink drawing busy waterfront foreground full small boats dockside machinery smokestacks winches horses harnessed water choppy visible waves seagulls flying floating surface middle distance lone rowboat seated figure rowed across larger steamships sailing vessels moored further back hulls masts visible skyline densely packed buildings varied rooflines scene rendered fine crosshatching linework creating textured tones detailed patterns