Caption

Avenue and statue of Ceres in the gardens of Het Loo Palace, The Avenue to Ceres, opposite the Statue of Faunus, The Splendor of the Netherlands, Or the Pleasure Garden founded by HBM William III at Het Loo, print, album page, Avenue and statue of Ceres in the gardens of Het Loo Palace. On the right a statue of Faunus. Print is part of an album., printmaker: Laurens Scherm, Amsterdam, publisher: Carel Allard, grantor of privilege: States of Holland and West Friesland, 1689 - 1701, 1702, paper, etching, height 171 mm x width 205 mm, (story of) Ceres (Demeter), French or architectonic garden, formal garden, Apeldoorn, Paleis Het Loo, A wide tree-lined avenue with tall, densely foliaged trees on both sides leads to a walled niche containing a sculptural figure on a pedestal, flanked by rectangular framed recesses; a group of people in period clothing, including figures wearing tricorn hats and long coats and dresses, are scattered along the avenue in conversation and social poses, some standing and some seated on the ground, with a small dog near a cluster of figures; the scene is rendered in detailed monochrome line work with careful shading and crosshatching, and a narrow border frames the image.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B29_115

License type

Rights managed

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35.5Mb (9.4Mb) / 12.9in x 10.7in / 3873 x 3204 (300dpi)

Keywords

Avenue statue Ceres gardens Het Loo Palace opposite Statue Faunus Splendor Netherlands Pleasure Garden founded HBM William III Het Loo print album page right Print part album printmaker Laurens Scherm Amsterdam publisher Carel Allard grantor privilege States Holland West Friesland 1689 - 1701 1702 paper etching height 171 mm x width 205 mm story of Demeter French architectonic garden formal garden Apeldoorn Paleis Het Loo wide tree-lined avenue tall densely foliaged trees sides leads walled niche containing sculptural figure pedestal flanked rectangular framed recesses group people period clothing figures wearing tricorn hats long coats dresses scattered avenue conversation social poses standing seated ground small dog near cluster scene rendered detailed monochrome line work careful shading crosshatching narrow border frames image