Caption
Chinese gentleman on a jetty by the water, New invented Chinese figures drawn with great difficulty and brought to light, by P. Schenk Jun, second part, print, album page, ornamental print, Series number, 24, A Chinese gentleman stands on a jetty in front of a pavilion by the water. A boat with a canopy is approaching from the right. Print is part of an album., printmaker: Pieter Schenk (II), Amsterdam, 1727 - 1775, paper, etching, height 163 mm x width 261 mm, landscapes in the temperate zone, Chinese, rowing-boat, canoe, A detailed ink drawing shows a riverside pavilion with a domed roof and floral curtains, connected by a short staircase and balustrade to a dock where a robed man with a tall hat stands gesturing toward the water; another figure sits inside the pavilion looking outward. A covered boat with a patterned canopy holds a seated person near the shore while a standing figure waits on the bank. Ducks swim in the water and birds fly overhead. Rocky outcrops and stylized plants surround the scene, and a tall, textured mountain rises in the background beside a drooping willow tree.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26B27_256
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Rights managed
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37.0Mb (9.2Mb) / 15.0in x 9.6in / 4509 x 2870 (300dpi)