Caption

Hunting, fishing, and recreation among the Batavians, print, historical print, and recreation among the Batavians. Batavians seated playing a game in front of a house, fishing with a fishing net in a small lake, and hunting on horseback in the forest., printmaker: Harmanus Vinkeles, Netherlands, after drawing by Engelbertus Matthias Engelberts, 1784, paper, etching, height 230 mm x width 154 mm, Illustration for: EM Engelberts, De aloude staat en geschiedenissen der Vereenigde Nederlanden, Johannes Allart, Amsterdam 1784-1799, vol. I, p. 412. Comes before the letter., extinct, 'historical' peoples (with NAME), Roman period in the Netherlands, A detailed monochrome engraving shows a riverside scene with a thatched-roof hut at the left edge and a group of people gathered nearby, some seated at a small table and others standing or pointing toward the water. A wooden fence and stepped stone path lead down to a shallow river where several children and a few adults are wading and playing, some holding hands or pulling a rope. In the middle distance two riders on horseback gallop along a path through a wooded area. Tall trees with dense foliage frame the scene on the right and extend into a forested background, while a sky filled with layered clouds occupies the upper portion of the image. The foreground ground textures show grass, rocks, and rippling water.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A89_279

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Rights managed

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37.5Mb (12.2Mb) / 10.0in x 14.6in / 2997 x 4370 (300dpi)

Keywords

Hunting fishing recreation Batavians print historical print seated playing game front house fishing net small lake hunting horseback forest printmaker Harmanus Vinkeles Netherlands drawing Engelbertus Matthias Engelberts 1784 paper etching height 230 mm x width 154 mm Illustration EM Engelberts De aloude staat en geschiedenissen der Vereenigde Nederlanden Johannes Allart Amsterdam 1784-1799 vol I p 412 Comes letter extinct historical peoples Name Roman period detailed monochrome engraving riverside scene thatched-roof hut left edge group people gathered nearby small table standing pointing water wooden fence stepped stone path lead down shallow river several children adults wading holding hands pulling rope middle distance two riders horseback gallop path wooded area Tall trees dense foliage frame scene right extend forested background sky filled layered clouds occupies upper portion image foreground ground textures grass rocks rippling water