Caption
Title print for Cornelis de Koning, De voorvaderlijke levenswijze en gewoonten hier te lande, 1810, print, historical print, Hut with a Batavian family and cattle. Title print for: Cornelis de Koning, François Bohn, Haarlem 1810. Print before the letter., printmaker: Reinier Vinkeles (I), Netherlands, 1808 - 1810, paper, etching, height 252 mm x width 170 mm, Muller no. M 44b. before letter, extinct, 'historical' peoples (with NAME), Roman period in the Netherlands, A finely detailed black and white engraving shows a thatched round hut with an arched doorway and a nearby tall, leafy tree, with steps leading down from the entrance. In front of the hut a seated adult figure sits on the steps while another adult stands nearby holding a long pole, and several small unclothed children interact around them. Two horned cattle occupy the foreground, one lying down and one grazing with its head lowered. A wooden fence appears to the side, and tall grasses or reeds rise at the edge of the scene. The image is rendered with intricate line work and shading on a light textured background.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26A89_280
License type
Rights managed
Available size
40.2Mb (10.7Mb) / 12.1in x 12.9in / 3641 x 3858 (300dpi)