Caption

View of Zaandam with boats in the foreground, print, mark: 'Antwerpsche Etsers 1880', printmaker: Henri François Schaefels, 1883, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, height 240 mm x width 360 mm, city-view in general, 'veduta', windmill in landscape, water course (landscape with figures, staffage), Zaanstreek, Zaandam, A sepia-toned etching showing a riverside scene with several sailing vessels moored on calm water, their tall masts and furled sails reflected in gentle ripples, a larger boat in the foreground with dark triangular sails and a smaller craft alongside, a cluster of low buildings and a windmill silhouetted on the right bank, thin grasses and reeds along the water's edge, distant church spires and rooftops on the far shore, and a sky filled with layered, textured clouds rendered with fine, linear strokes.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B19_347

License type

Rights managed

Available size

57.3Mb (6.9Mb) / 19.0in x 11.7in / 5710 x 3508 (300dpi)

Keywords

View Zaandam boats foreground print mark Antwerpsche Etsers 1880 printmaker Henri François Schaefels 1883 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique height 240 mm x width 360 mm city-view general veduta windmill landscape water course figures staffage Zaanstreek sepia-toned showing riverside scene several sailing vessels moored calm water tall masts furled sails reflected gentle ripples larger boat dark triangular sails smaller craft alongside cluster low buildings windmill silhouetted right bank thin grasses reeds water's edge distant church spires rooftops far shore sky filled layered textured clouds rendered fine linear strokes