Caption

S Jans-Poort te Aernhem, Sint-Janspoort te Arnhem, print, book illustration, Series number, 277, View of the city wall of Arnhem with the Sint-Janspoort on the left, as it was around 1630. In the foreground a rowboat., inscription: 'Nederlandsche en Cleefsche Oudheeden en Gezigten. 'The St. John's Gate in Arnhem with its magnificent Stone Roundel, built by Duke Charles in the year 1537, much changed nowadays, this was still visible in the year 1630', printmaker: Abraham Rademaker, Amsterdam, publisher: Willem Barents, publisher: Antoni Schoonenburg, 1727 - 1733, paper, etching, height 85 mm x width 115 mm, A rectangular framed etching of a riverside fortified town sits near the top center of the page, showing a stone wall and ramparts with towers and turrets rising behind a tree line, a central square tower with pitched roofs, smaller buildings and spires visible among foliage, and two small houses on a raised grassy bank to the right; in front of the wall a waterway contains a small boat with figures and a simple wooden drawbridge or dock near the left edge, while a stone quay and steps extend into the water at the right foreground and two small standing figures appear near the quay; the sky above the town is rendered with fine horizontal and dotted lines suggesting clouds, and the entire etching is surrounded by blank, aged paper with large flowing handwritten script visible above and below the print.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B32_365

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S Jans-Poort te Aernhem Sint-Janspoort Arnhem print book illustration Series number 277 View city wall left was 1630 foreground rowboat inscription Nederlandsche en Cleefsche Oudheeden en Gezigten St John's Gate magnificent Stone Roundel built Duke Charles year 1537 changed nowadays visible year 1630 printmaker Abraham Rademaker Amsterdam publisher Willem Barents Antoni Schoonenburg 1727 - 1733 paper etching height 85 mm x width 115 mm rectangular framed riverside fortified town sits near top center page showing stone wall ramparts towers turrets rising tree line central square tower pitched roofs smaller buildings spires visible foliage two small houses raised grassy bank right front wall waterway contains small boat figures simple wooden drawbridge dock near left edge stone quay steps extend water right foreground two small standing near quay sky town rendered fine horizontal dotted lines suggesting clouds entire etching surrounded blank aged paper large flowing handwritten script visible print