Caption

View of the country estate Bergvliet, in Abcoude, Bergvliet, apartment to Mr. Mathieu van Son, belonging to Mr. Mattheus van Son, print, book illustration, Series number, 76, 100, printmaker: Abraham Rademaker, publisher: Leonard Schenk, Amsterdam, 1730, paper, etching, three binding holes in the left margin, height 174 mm x width 201 mm, A detailed sepia-toned engraving shows a large house partially obscured by tall trees, with a decorative pediment above the central entrance and shuttered windows along the façade; a solid wall and gate run across the front of the property, with a tall gated entrance flanked by columns topped with urns and a smaller gate nearer the center; a horse-drawn carriage is on the road in front of the wall while a group of figures in long dresses stand near the tall gate; a boat with a seated figure and a pile of cargo is on the water in the foreground and a person in the water near the riverbank appears to be swimming or wading; the sky above is filled with layered, stylized clouds rendered in fine horizontal lines.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Keywords

View country estate Bergvliet Abcoude Bergvliet apartment Mr Mathieu van Son belonging Mattheus van Son print book illustration Series number 76 100 printmaker Abraham Rademaker publisher Leonard Schenk Amsterdam 1730 paper etching three binding holes left margin height 174 mm x width 201 mm detailed sepia-toned engraving large house partially obscured tall trees decorative pediment central entrance shuttered windows façade solid wall gate run across front property tall gated entrance flanked columns topped urns smaller gate nearer center horse-drawn carriage road wall group figures long dresses stand near tall gate boat seated figure pile cargo water foreground person water near riverbank swimming wading sky filled layered stylized clouds rendered fine horizontal lines