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Orangery at Sorghvliet Park in The Hague, Orangery, of Sorgvliet, Exoticarum plantarum area arcuata, Curieugii, Admirandorum Quadruplex Spectaculum, Fourfold spectacle of wonders, print, Series number, 43, 71, printmaker: Jan van Call (I), Amsterdam, publisher: Pieter Schenk (I), grantor of privilege: States of Holland and West Friesland, c. 1700, paper, etching, height 129 mm x width 168 mm, Other state also used in: Call, 1700. The title page, dedication, and portrait of Frederick of Saxony were engraved by Pieter Schenk (I). The other prints in this series are, as indicated on the title page, by Jan van Call (I)., French or architectonic garden, formal garden, The Hague, An etching showing a formal garden surrounded by a curved building with many windows and a low wall, a central circular fountain area with potted plants and small statues, tall slender trees with detailed foliage framing the scene, a stairway leading from the garden up to the building, people in period clothing standing and walking along a pathway in front of the garden, a horseman riding toward the foreground, a carriage drawn by multiple horses at the right edge, and dense trees or shrubbery visible behind the building.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Keywords

Orangery Sorghvliet Park Hague Sorgvliet Exoticarum plantarum area arcuata Curieugii Admirandorum Quadruplex Spectaculum Fourfold spectacle wonders print Series number 43 71 printmaker Jan van Call I Amsterdam publisher Pieter Schenk grantor privilege States Holland West Friesland c 1700 paper etching height 129 mm x width 168 mm state also Call title page dedication portrait Frederick Saxony engraved prints series indicated French architectonic garden formal garden etching showing formal garden surrounded curved building windows low wall central circular fountain area potted plants small statues tall slender trees detailed foliage framing scene stairway leading garden up building people period clothing standing walking pathway front garden horseman riding foreground carriage drawn multiple horses right edge dense trees shrubbery visible building