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Swinging rink at Het Loo Palace, The King's Garden with the Swinging rink, seen from behind the Stables, The Splendor of the Netherlands, Or the Pleasure Garden founded by HBM William III at Het Loo, print, album page, View of the King's Garden at Het Loo Palace with the sliding rink in the background. 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 166 mm x width 199 mm, French or architectonic garden, formal garden, Apeldoorn, Paleis Het Loo, A wide engraved scene shows a formal garden with patterned beds of low ornamental hedges and winding designs, a rectangular pool with arched water jets, and gravel walkways. Several groups of people wearing historical garments and cloaks stand and stroll along the paths and near the water, some accompanied by small dogs and a few gathered on a raised circular platform. A long colonnaded building with a gabled roof and rows of windows sits beyond the central lawn, flanked by taller structures with pitched roofs and towers. Trees and a low wall with decorative panels form a distant boundary, and a sky filled with layered, textured clouds fills the upper part of the image.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B29_118

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34.6Mb (9.4Mb) / 12.7in x 10.6in / 3809 x 3179 (300dpi)

Keywords

Swinging rink Het Loo Palace King's Garden Stables Splendor Netherlands Pleasure Garden founded HBM William III Het Loo print album page View sliding rink background Print part album printmaker Laurens Scherm Amsterdam publisher Carel Allard grantor privilege States Holland West Friesland 1689 - 1701 1702 paper etching height 166 mm x width 199 mm French architectonic garden formal garden Apeldoorn Paleis Het Loo wide engraved scene patterned beds low ornamental hedges winding designs rectangular pool arched water jets gravel walkways Several groups people wearing historical garments cloaks stand stroll paths near water accompanied small dogs gathered raised circular platform long colonnaded building gabled roof rows windows sits beyond central lawn flanked taller structures pitched roofs towers Trees low wall decorative panels form distant boundary sky filled layered textured clouds fills upper part image