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View of the Porte de la Conférence and the Seine, La Porte de la Conference, print, album page, View of the Porte de la Conférence on the left and the river Seine on the right. Print is part of an album., printmaker: Aldert Meyer, Northern Netherlands, after print by Nicolas Perelle, Paris, publisher: Carel Allard, Amsterdam, grantor of privilege: States of Holland and West Friesland, colorer (graphic design artist): Anna Beeck, The Hague, 1685 - 1695, Nicolas Perelle, after print by, colorer (graphic design artist), paper, etching, hand coloring, tearing, torn etching hand-colored in pink, green, blue, and yellow, pasted onto album page, a yellow frame with a red border around the image, height 436 mm x width 268 mm, height 535 mm x width 319 mm, The print is torn along the top edge of the image. The top part has been pasted higher, so that the sky has become higher and the size of the image matches the other large-format images in the album., village-gate, Porte de la Conférence, A wide vertical scene showing a river with multiple small boats and rowboats on the water, a stone bridge crossing the river in the middle distance, and a long cityscape of buildings and rooftops along the far bank. In the foreground left, a large ornate stone building with decorative facades and a steep roof sits beside a busy riverbank where many small figures wearing colorful clothing walk, work, and load boats. The shoreline has stepped stone walls and piles of material or sand, with boats drawn up on the bank. The sky overhead occupies most of the image, rendered in pale tones with soft cloud forms and a broad horizontal band of warm color near the horizon. Overall the image is a detailed, colored depiction of an urban riverside with architectural features, numerous people, and boats.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B23_441

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Rights managed

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45.7Mb (7.5Mb) / 10.4in x 17.1in / 3117 x 5122 (300dpi)

Keywords

View Porte de la Conférence Seine La Porte de la Conference print album page left river Seine right Print part album printmaker Aldert Meyer Northern Netherlands Nicolas Perelle Paris publisher Carel Allard Amsterdam grantor privilege States Holland West Friesland colorer graphic design artist Anna Beeck Hague 1685 - 1695 paper etching hand coloring tearing torn hand-colored pink green blue yellow pasted yellow frame red border image height 436 mm x width 268 mm height 535 mm x 319 mm top edge top part pasted higher sky higher size image matches large-format images village-gate wide vertical scene showing river multiple small boats rowboats water stone bridge crossing middle distance long cityscape buildings rooftops far bank foreground left large ornate stone building decorative facades steep roof sits beside busy riverbank small figures wearing colorful clothing walk work load boats shoreline stepped stone walls piles material sand boats drawn up bank sky overhead occupies rendered pale tones soft cloud forms broad horizontal band warm color near horizon detailed colored depiction urban riverside architectural features numerous people boats