Caption

The courtyard of the Gevangenpoort, Courtyard of the Gevangenpoort in The Hague, print, book illustration, monogram, printmaker: unknown, after drawing by Martinus Wilhelmus Liernur, 1850 - 1900, paper, wood engraving, letterpress printing, wood engraving with letterpress text on verso, height 191 mm x width 140 mm, courtyard, The Hague, Gevangenpoort (The Hague), A monochrome illustration of a courtyard flanked by tall brick buildings, showing a central brick wall with small barred windows set into arched stone frames and vertical metal fixtures attached to the wall, a pitched roof with textured shingles and two raised chimney-like structures with lattice patterns, a lower front facade with rectangular windows and doors, an open gate or door revealing an interior space, a cobbled ground with a recessed hatch, adjacent lighter-colored building facades with multiple pane windows on the left, and a darker shaded building on the right, with horizontal shading in the sky above.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B32_285

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44.7Mb (6.5Mb) / 11.3in x 15.3in / 3402 x 4593 (300dpi)

Keywords

courtyard Gevangenpoort Courtyard Hague print book illustration monogram printmaker unknown drawing Martinus Wilhelmus Liernur 1850 - 1900 paper wood engraving letterpress printing letterpress text verso height 191 mm x width 140 mm monochrome illustration courtyard flanked tall brick buildings showing central brick wall small barred windows set arched stone frames vertical metal fixtures attached wall pitched roof textured shingles two raised chimney- structures lattice patterns lower front facade rectangular windows doors open gate door revealing interior space cobbled ground recessed hatch adjacent lighter-colored building facades multiple pane windows left darker shaded building right horizontal shading sky