Caption
View of the Nieuwmarkt in Amsterdam, print, printmaker: Frans Schikkinger (signed by artist), 1848 - 1902, paper, chine collé, etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, height 165 mm x width 251 mm, market, square, circus, etc. (city(-scape) with figures, staffage), weigh-house, Amsterdam, Waag op de Nieuwmarkt, Nieuwmarkt, A monochrome etching shows a town scene dominated by a large stone building with steep conical and pitched roofs in the center, flanked by smaller structures and trees. In front of the central building there are rows of market stalls and awnings arranged along a street, with indistinct figures moving among them. To the left a horse-drawn cart is visible near clustered buildings and foliage, while to the right a long building with arched openings sits behind more trees and market activity. The sky above is filled with swirling, hatched lines suggesting clouds, and the foreground is detailed with wooden crates, beams, and other market paraphernalia.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26B12_371
License type
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Available size
53.3Mb (6.3Mb) / 18.4in x 11.2in / 5520 x 3372 (300dpi)