Caption

L'Isle d'Oleron, View of Île d'Oléron, print, album page, This print is part of an album., after drawing by Jan Peeters (I), publisher: Caspar Merian, Frankfurt am Main, colorer (graphic design artist): Anna Beeck, The Hague, 1657, Jan Peeters (I), Caspar Merian, Anna Beeck, printmaker, after drawing by, publisher, colorer (graphic design artist), Hessen, paper, engraving, etching, hand coloring, etching and engraving, hand colored, cut off within the edge of the plate and pasted in a hand-colored frame, title cut out of the image and glued above it, surrounded by hand-painted sky and clouds, height 322 mm x width 301mm, height 532mm x width 320mm, A wide view shows a seascape under a pale sky filled with layered clouds in soft blues, pinks, and purples, with darker cloud formations higher above and lighter, more detailed clouds lower near the horizon; below the sky a stretch of land with low green hills and small structures lines the shore, and numerous sailing ships with masts and flags populate choppy blue-gray waters, their waves rendered with curved brush strokes and white highlights.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B23_385

License type

Rights managed

Available size

52.6Mb (10.8Mb) / 13.4in x 15.3in / 4016 x 4579 (300dpi)

Keywords

L'Isle d'Oleron View Île d'Oléron print album page part album drawing Jan Peeters I publisher Caspar Merian Frankfurt am Main colorer graphic design artist Anna Beeck Hague 1657 printmaker Hessen paper engraving etching hand coloring hand colored cut off within edge plate pasted hand-colored frame title cut image glued surrounded hand-painted sky clouds height 322 mm x width 301mm height 532mm x 320mm wide view seascape under pale sky filled layered clouds soft blues pinks purples darker cloud formations higher lighter detailed clouds lower near horizon sky stretch land low green hills small structures lines shore numerous sailing ships masts flags populate choppy blue-gray waters waves rendered curved brush strokes white highlights