Caption

The house at Batestein with the Simpol tower, within Vianen, View of Batestein Castle in Vianen, print, book illustration, printmaker: Jacobus Schijnvoet, publisher: Pieter de Coup, Amsterdam, 1711, paper, etching, height 195 mm x width 215 mm, A wide horizontal ink drawing of a fortified riverside scene showing a high wooden palisade and stone walls with round towers and battlements, a tall square tower with a pitched roof and corner turrets, smaller buildings with steep roofs and chimneys clustered behind the walls, leafy trees rising above the fortifications, an arched bridge crossing water at the left edge, and a calm expanse of sky rendered with many parallel horizontal lines.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B32_470

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38.7Mb (10.4Mb) / 13.7in x 11.0in / 4120 x 3285 (300dpi)

Keywords

house Batestein Simpol tower within Vianen View Batestein Castle Vianen print book illustration printmaker Jacobus Schijnvoet publisher Pieter de Coup Amsterdam 1711 paper etching height 195 mm x width 215 mm wide horizontal ink drawing fortified riverside scene showing high wooden palisade stone walls round towers battlements tall square tower pitched roof corner turrets smaller buildings steep roofs chimneys clustered walls leafy trees rising fortifications arched bridge crossing water left edge calm expanse sky rendered parallel horizontal lines