Caption

Firefight at Vreeswijk, 1787, print, Firefight on the canal at Vreeswijk outside Utrecht between armed citizens of the Utrecht militia and troops of the Van Efferen regiment, on the evening of May 9, 1787., printmaker, Northern Netherlands, paper, etching, engraving, etching and engraving, proof print before the letter, height 173 mm x width 247 mm, battle (citizen soldiery, civil guard, citizen militia), Battle at Vreeswijk, Vreeswijk, Period, 1787-05-09, A monochrome engraved scene shows a riverside with a reflective water surface in the foreground and a dark, heavily clouded sky above. Trees line the middle ground, their leaves and branches rendered with fine crosshatching, and a small house with a steep roof is partially visible among them. On the right bank a group of uniformed figures stands in formation near a cannon, with some figures clustered around the artillery piece and others standing in lines; smoke from firing drifts across the scene. On the left bank another line of figures faces the right side, and a figure stands between the lines holding a long pole. A wooden post rises near the water’s edge and faint fences and vegetation mark the banks. The engraving’s textures are detailed with varied shading and stippling throughout.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A89_238

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Keywords

Firefight Vreeswijk 1787 print canal Vreeswijk outside Utrecht armed citizens Utrecht militia troops Van Efferen regiment evening 9 printmaker Northern Netherlands paper etching engraving proof print letter height 173 mm x width 247 mm battle citizen soldiery civil guard citizen militia Battle Period 1787-05-09 monochrome engraved scene riverside reflective water surface foreground dark heavily clouded sky Trees line middle ground leaves branches rendered fine crosshatching small house steep roof partially visible them right bank group uniformed figures stands formation near cannon figures clustered artillery piece standing lines smoke firing drifts across left bank another line figures faces right side figure stands lines holding long pole wooden post rises near water’s edge faint fences vegetation mark banks engraving’s textures detailed varied shading stippling