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Villae Hondsholredicanae facies posterior, ex horto prospicientibus, Het huys te Hondsholredyk, van achteren in den thuin, Gezicht op Huis Honselaarsdijk vanaf de tuinzijde, Admirandorum quadruplex spectaculum, Uitgeleesene gesichte van het wijdvermaarde Loo als andere vorstelijke huisen, print, book illustration, printmaker: Jan van Call (I), publisher: Pieter Schenk (I), Amsterdam, grantor of privilege: States of Holland and West Friesland, c. 1694 - c. 1697, paper, etching, height 129 mm x width 169 mm, A detailed engraved scene shows an ornate formal garden with large parterres filled with swirling, decorative patterns in the foreground and a wide straight walkway running through the middle toward a distant horizon; along the walkway and terraces small groups of people in period clothing are visible, some standing and others walking, rendered as fine line figures; to the left a multi-story building with steeply pitched roofs, chimneys, dormer windows, and decorative finials sits beside the garden, with a balustraded bridge or terrace extending outward; statues and sculptural elements line the central axis and edges of the garden, including a tall vertical fountain feature and sculpted figures on pedestals; a dense line of trees and hedges frames the middle distance and stretches toward a skyline of distant structures; above, the sky is filled with large, textured clouds drawn with horizontal hatching and stippling.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B32_318

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Keywords

Villae Hondsholredicanae facies posterior ex horto prospicientibus Het huys te Hondsholredyk van achteren den thuin Gezicht op Huis Honselaarsdijk vanaf de tuinzijde Admirandorum quadruplex spectaculum Uitgeleesene gesichte van het wijdvermaarde Loo als andere vorstelijke huisen print book illustration printmaker Jan van Call I publisher Pieter Schenk Amsterdam grantor privilege States Holland West Friesland c 1694 - c 1697 paper etching height 129 mm x width 169 mm detailed engraved scene ornate formal garden large parterres filled swirling decorative patterns foreground wide straight walkway running middle distant horizon walkway terraces small groups people period clothing visible standing walking rendered fine line figures left multi-story building steeply pitched roofs chimneys dormer windows decorative finials sits beside garden balustraded bridge terrace extending outward statues sculptural elements line central axis edges tall vertical fountain feature sculpted figures pedestals dense line trees hedges frames middle distance stretches skyline distant structures sky filled large textured clouds drawn horizontal hatching stippling