Caption

View of the Korte Voorhout in The Hague, The Voorhout in The Hague, Picturesque Views of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, print, View of the Korte Voorhout, near the Koningsbrug, or Boschburg, with 'Het Wachtje', the guardhouse, on the right. Figures are standing and walking in the middle. On the right, a building with columns and a tympanum. In front of it, soldiers are on guard., printmaker: Barend Cornelis Koekkoek, Amsterdam, printer (person): Daiwaille and Veldhuijzen, 1831, printer (person), paper, lithography, height 315 mm x width 483 mm, street (city(-scape) with figures, staffage), The Hague, Lange Voorhout, A detailed black and white engraving shows a tree-lined avenue with tall leafy trees framing a wide street; on the right a grand building with large classical columns and steps has figures standing and sitting near its entrance while a guard in uniform stands by a small sentry box; people in period dress stroll and converse in the street and on the sidewalks including women in long dresses and men in coats and top hats, a child reaching toward an adult, and a group gathered in the foreground; a man on horseback and other riders are visible further along the avenue while carriages and distant figures move along the road; lampposts line the street and buildings with multiple windows and decorative roofs appear on the left; the scene is rendered with fine line work showing foliage, architectural details, shadows, and a textured sky.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A91_179

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55.4Mb (7.7Mb) / 16.7in x 12.9in / 4996 x 3875 (300dpi)

Keywords

View Korte Voorhout Hague Voorhout Picturesque Views Kingdom Netherlands print near Koningsbrug Boschburg Het Wachtje guardhouse right Figures standing walking middle building columns tympanum front soldiers guard printmaker Barend Cornelis Koekkoek Amsterdam printer person Daiwaille Veldhuijzen 1831 paper lithography height 315 mm x width 483 mm street city -scape figures staffage Lange Voorhout detailed black white engraving tree-lined avenue tall leafy trees framing wide street grand building large classical columns steps figures standing sitting near entrance uniform stands small sentry box people period dress stroll converse sidewalks women long dresses men coats top hats child reaching adult group gathered foreground man horseback riders visible further avenue carriages distant move road lampposts line buildings multiple windows decorative roofs left scene rendered fine line work showing foliage architectural details shadows textured sky