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View of Portoferraio on Elba, Vue générale de l'Ile d'Elbe et de la Ville de Porto-Ferrajo, print, Bottom right: Déposé au Bureau des Estampes., publisher: Jean Baptiste Genty, Paris, 1820 - 1834, printmaker, paper, steel engraving, height 210 mm x width 289 mm, harbour, city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions, Tuscany, Livorno, Portoferraio, A wide engraved coastal scene showing a harbor with sailing boats and ships in the water, a stone quay in the foreground where groups of people stand and converse, and a man leading a horse and cart near stacked barrels. Behind the quay a dense town of tightly packed buildings with varied roofs rises up a hillside topped by fortifications and walls, with a flag flying from a prominent structure. On the far right a lighthouse stands near buildings on a promontory. Distant mountains form the backdrop beneath a sky filled with large textured clouds. The lower margin shows a strip of blank paper with decorative printed lettering.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B32_056

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43.6Mb (12.2Mb) / 14.1in x 12.0in / 4218 x 3611 (300dpi)

Keywords

View Portoferraio Elba Vue générale de l'Ile d'Elbe et de la Ville de Porto-Ferrajo print Bottom right Déposé au Bureau des Estampes publisher Jean Baptiste Genty Paris 1820 - 1834 printmaker paper steel engraving height 210 mm x width 289 mm harbour city-view landscape man- constructions Tuscany Livorno wide engraved coastal scene showing harbor sailing boats ships water stone quay foreground groups people stand converse man leading horse cart near stacked barrels quay dense town tightly packed buildings varied roofs rises up hillside topped fortifications walls flag flying prominent structure far right lighthouse stands near buildings promontory Distant mountains form backdrop beneath sky filled large textured clouds lower margin strip blank paper decorative printed lettering