Caption

Delft (former title), The Old Harbour of Enkhuizen, print, The Old Harbour of Enkhuizen with the Leugenbrug and moored ships. On the left in the background the Drommedaris, the southern gateway to the city. The cityscape in the print is a mirror-image representation of reality., printmaker: Willem Adrianus Grondhout (signed by artist), 1888 - 1931, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, height 83 mm x width 303 mm, harbour, canals, waters (in city), Enkhuizen, A wide sepia-toned sketch shows a waterfront scene with a wooden pier extending across the foreground, its pilings reflected in rippling water below, and small boats moored beneath and alongside it; behind the pier a low fence or railing runs horizontally, with a solitary figure standing near its center; beyond that are rows of buildings with varied rooflines and a tall cylindrical tower to the left, masts and rigging of several sailing vessels rising above the roofs, and trees framing both edges of the image, their foliage rendered with dense crosshatching.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A87_437

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46.0Mb (6.1Mb) / 25.4in x 7.0in / 7617 x 2109 (300dpi)

Keywords

Delft former title Old Harbour Enkhuizen print Leugenbrug moored ships left background Drommedaris southern gateway city cityscape mirror-image representation reality printmaker Willem Adrianus Grondhout signed artist 1888 - 1931 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique height 83 mm x width 303 mm harbour canals waters in city wide sepia-toned sketch waterfront scene wooden pier extending across foreground pilings reflected rippling water small boats moored beneath alongside pier low fence railing runs horizontally solitary figure standing near center beyond rows buildings varied rooflines tall cylindrical tower masts rigging several sailing vessels rising roofs trees framing edges image foliage rendered dense crosshatching