Caption

Hay wagon driving over a bridge, Six landscapes with soldier staff, print, Series number, 4, 6, A hay wagon drives over a bridge. Along the bank walk three Napoleonic soldiers with rifles and a dog., printmaker: Joannes Bemme, Netherlands, after drawing by Dirk Langendijk, 1803, paper, etching, height 138 mm x width 110 mm, the soldier, the soldier's life, hay-wagon, British-Russian expedition to North Holland, Period, 1799, A detailed monochrome engraving shows a rural scene with tall trees framing a sky filled with finely hatched clouds, a large hay-filled cart drawn by animals crossing a simple wooden bridge, a figure sitting atop the haystack, and another person seated on the cart. In the foreground three men walk along a dirt path with one carrying a long pole and a dog near their feet, while a rider on horseback steers the animals across the bridge and two small figures stand on the far side. The landscape includes dense foliage, textured ground, and the bridge supported by visible posts spanning a narrow stream.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A90_423

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38.9Mb (5.9Mb) / 11.1in x 13.6in / 3334 x 4073 (300dpi)

Keywords

Hay wagon driving bridge Six landscapes soldier staff print Series number 4 6 hay wagon drives bank walk three Napoleonic soldiers rifles dog printmaker Joannes Bemme Netherlands drawing Dirk Langendijk 1803 paper etching height 138 mm x width 110 mm soldier soldier's life hay-wagon British-Russian expedition North Holland Period 1799 detailed monochrome engraving rural scene tall trees framing sky filled finely hatched clouds large hay-filled cart drawn animals crossing simple wooden bridge figure sitting atop haystack another person seated cart foreground three men walk dirt path carrying long pole dog near feet rider horseback steers animals across two small figures stand far side landscape includes dense foliage textured ground bridge supported visible posts spanning narrow stream