Caption

Leidsche Academie, The Leiden Academy seen from the Singel, Views in the surroundings of Leiden, produced at the lithographic printing house of L. Springer in Leiden 1843, print, View of the academy building from the Singel. This print is part of a cover with eight prints., printmaker: Wilhelmus van Groenewoud, Netherlands, printer (person): Leendert Springer (I), Leiden, 1834, printer (person), paper, lithography, lithografie, height 245 mm x width 345 mm, academy, association of artists, canals, waters (in village), A monochrome landscape shows a tree-lined path along a calm body of water with tall leafy trees dominating the left side and their trunks and foliage creating shaded areas; a group of figures stands under the trees, including a woman in a long dress holding an umbrella and children nearby; the water reflects buildings and trees and has several ducks swimming near the foreground; across the water a complex of buildings with varied rooflines, domes, towers, and a tall church spire rises above clustered houses, and low clouds and a few birds appear in the sky.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B12_447

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Rights managed

Available size

45.2Mb (12.0Mb) / 14.1in x 12.4in / 4233 x 3732 (300dpi)

Keywords

Leidsche Academie Leiden Academy Singel Views surroundings Leiden produced lithographic printing house L Springer Leiden 1843 print View academy building part cover eight prints printmaker Wilhelmus van Groenewoud Netherlands printer person Leendert Springer I 1834 paper lithography lithografie height 245 mm x width 345 mm academy association artists canals waters in village monochrome landscape tree-lined path calm body water tall leafy trees dominating left side trunks foliage creating shaded areas group figures stands under trees woman long dress holding umbrella children nearby reflects buildings several ducks swimming near foreground across complex varied rooflines domes towers tall church spire rises clustered houses low clouds birds sky