Caption

View of Antwerp from the Scheldt, print, printmaker: Auguste Numans, Belgium, after design by Paul Jean Clays, 1833 - 1883, paper, chine collé, etching, height 300 mm x width 537 mm, harbour, river, quay, Antwerp, A wide waterscape showing a harbor with multiple sailing ships and smaller boats; on the right a large multi-masted ship with many furled and billowing sails dominates the scene, with rigging and spars visible, and a small boat alongside it. Toward the left several other tall ships and smaller craft are moored or under sail, their sails in various states of furledness. A town shoreline stretches between the groups of vessels, with low buildings and a tall tower rising above the rooftops. The water in the foreground has fine rippling texture, and the sky above is filled with scattered clouds rendered in soft shading.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B19_259

License type

Rights managed

Available size

48.6Mb (7.1Mb) / 20.4in x 9.2in / 6132 x 2770 (300dpi)

Keywords

View Antwerp Scheldt print printmaker Auguste Numans Belgium design Paul Jean Clays 1833 - 1883 paper chine collé etching height 300 mm x width 537 mm harbour river quay wide waterscape showing harbor multiple sailing ships smaller boats right large multi-masted ship furled billowing sails dominates scene rigging spars visible small boat alongside left several tall ships smaller craft moored under sail sails various states furledness town shoreline stretches groups vessels low buildings tall tower rising rooftops water foreground fine rippling texture sky filled scattered clouds rendered soft shading