Caption

Winter view of the bend in the Herengracht in Amsterdam, The bend of the Herengracht in Amsterdam, print, printmaker: Emil Ost, after design by Cornelis Springer, 1856 - c. 1921, paper, wood engraving, letterpress printing, with text in letterpress, height 329 mm x width 499 mm, skates (winter sports), bridge in city across river, canal, sleigh, sledge (non-sport), Amsterdam, Herengracht (Amsterdam), A wide city street scene rendered in a detailed monochrome engraving showing a long row of ornate multi-story buildings with decorative facades, balustrades, chimneys, and sculptural elements along the right side, bare winter trees lining the sidewalk, a frozen canal or roadway in the foreground with people walking, standing, and engaging in various activities, horse-drawn carriages and a boat at the canal edge, groups of figures clustered together, street lamps and steps leading up to building entrances, and a sky filled with horizontal cloud textures above the scene.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B21_255

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40.8Mb (11.8Mb) / 13.7in x 11.6in / 4097 x 3480 (300dpi)

Keywords

Winter view bend Herengracht Amsterdam print printmaker Emil Ost design Cornelis Springer 1856 - c 1921 paper wood engraving letterpress printing text letterpress height 329 mm x width 499 mm skates winter sports bridge city across river canal sleigh sledge non-sport wide city street scene rendered detailed monochrome engraving showing long row ornate multi-story buildings decorative facades balustrades chimneys sculptural elements right side bare winter trees lining sidewalk frozen canal roadway foreground people walking standing engaging various activities horse-drawn carriages boat canal edge groups figures clustered together street lamps steps leading up building entrances sky filled horizontal cloud textures scene