Caption

View of the ruins of Nijenbeek Castle, print, View of Nijenbeek Castle, on the bank of the Voorsterbeek (an old bed of the IJssel). A cow is drinking from the stream. The castle is also known as the Hooge Huis., printmaker: Jonkheer Barthold Willem Floris van Riemsdijk, Netherlands, 1893, paper, zinc etching, intaglio printmaking technique, drypoint, pasting, plate tone and drypoint, pasted on paper, height 138 mm x width 198 mm, landscape with ruins, cow, ruin of a dwelling, house, castle, Voorst, Nijenbeek Castle, A sepia-toned etching shows a small riverside scene with dense trees behind a tall, narrow building that stands near the water's edge, its reflection visible in the river. A herd animal grazes on the near bank at the lower right, partially bent toward the water. Vegetation lines both banks and the river surface has subtle ripple marks and reflected shapes. On the left, smaller structures and a winding path appear among more trees, and the sky above is mostly empty with fine etched texture.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B21_078

License type

Rights managed

Available size

41.1Mb (11.3Mb) / 15.4in x 10.4in / 4617 x 3112 (300dpi)

Keywords

View ruins Nijenbeek Castle print bank Voorsterbeek old bed IJssel cow drinking stream castle also Hooge Huis printmaker Jonkheer Barthold Willem Floris van Riemsdijk Netherlands 1893 paper zinc etching intaglio printmaking technique drypoint pasting plate tone pasted height 138 mm x width 198 mm landscape ruin dwelling house Voorst sepia-toned etching small riverside scene dense trees tall narrow building stands near water's edge reflection visible river herd animal grazes near bank lower right partially bent water Vegetation lines banks river surface subtle ripple marks reflected shapes left smaller structures winding path trees sky mostly empty fine etched texture