Caption

View of Antwerp from the Scheldt, print, Hippert&Linnig 63, printmaker: Auguste Numans (signed by artist), 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 sepia-toned engraving showing a harbor scene with multiple sailing ships of varying sizes, their masts and unfurled square sails detailed with fine line work, and smaller rowboats on the water with figures aboard. In the foreground, a large fully rigged ship dominates the right side, its sails billowing and rigging visible, while clusters of smaller vessels and boats occupy the left and center foreground. A low waterfront city stretches across the middle distance with a prominent tall tower rising above the other buildings, chimneys and rooftops outlined against the sky. The water shows gently rippling waves rendered with parallel lines, and a sky filled with layered, textured clouds fills the upper portion of the image. Several birds appear in flight above the distant shoreline.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B19_260

License type

Rights managed

Available size

49.8Mb (6.6Mb) / 20.8in x 9.3in / 6232 x 2795 (300dpi)

Keywords

View Antwerp Scheldt print Hippert&Linnig 63 printmaker Auguste Numans signed artist Belgium design Paul Jean Clays 1833 - 1883 paper chine collé etching height 300 mm x width 537 mm harbour river quay wide sepia-toned engraving showing harbor scene multiple sailing ships varying sizes masts unfurled square sails detailed fine line work smaller rowboats water figures aboard foreground large fully rigged ship dominates right side sails billowing rigging visible clusters smaller vessels boats occupy left center foreground low waterfront city stretches across middle distance prominent tall tower rising buildings chimneys rooftops outlined sky gently rippling waves rendered parallel lines sky filled layered textured clouds fills upper portion image Several birds flight distant shoreline