Caption

The garden of the convent, Noordwijk., Girls in the convent garden of the Ursuline Sisters of Noordwijk (Batavia), with a building with the inscription 'Bloemendaal' in the background, album page, photograph, Part of Album with photos of Batavia and of the Ursuline Sisters., Batavia, c. 1890 - c. 1910, photographer, Java, West-Java, paper, albumen print, height 216 mm x width 279 mm, garden, abbey, monastery, convent, Roman Catholic church, child, A wide garden scene with a curved dirt path and several small spiky plants in the foreground leading toward a central grassy area with low shrubs and taller bushes, framed by trees and hedges on either side; a group of people, many in light-colored dresses and some seated, are gathered on the right side near a veranda and among the shrubs, with additional figures standing further back along a central walkway; behind them are two large buildings with pitched roofs and decorative gables partially obscured by trees, and tall palm trees rising behind the structures; the image is monochrome and has a soft, slightly faded quality.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B10_092

License type

Rights managed

Available size

52.3Mb (9.0Mb) / 16.6in x 12.3in / 4971 x 3680 (300dpi)

Keywords

garden convent Noordwijk Girls convent garden Ursuline Sisters Batavia building inscription Bloemendaal background album page photograph Part Album photos c 1890 - c 1910 photographer Java West-Java paper albumen print height 216 mm x width 279 mm abbey monastery Roman Catholic church child wide garden scene curved dirt path several small spiky plants foreground leading central grassy area low shrubs taller bushes framed trees hedges side group people light-colored dresses seated gathered right near veranda shrubs additional figures standing further back central walkway them two large buildings pitched roofs decorative gables partially obscured tall palm trees rising structures image monochrome soft slightly faded quality