Caption
De Sy-Baalen, seen from the inside over the large basin towards the house, Le Sy-Baalen par dedans, regardant par dessus le grand bassin vers la maison, View of the inner courtyard of the Zijdebalen country estate on the Vecht near Utrecht, print, book illustration, Series number, 4, 98, printmaker: Daniël Stopendaal, publisher: widow Nicolaes Visscher (II), Amsterdam, 1719, paper, etching, engraving, height 163 mm x width 210 mm, A wide engraved scene shows a formal rectangular garden with a large central pool bordered by stone edges and small potted trees, a stepped fountain feature at one end, and sculpted figures reclining on the near edge; flanking the pool are symmetrical terraces lined with rows of potted plants and clipped hedges, with classical statues on pedestals set into the hedged walls; beyond the garden stands a grand building with a central portico of columns, stairway, and ornate pediment, connected on either side to long wings with many windows and decorative roundels on the outer facades; numerous small human figures in period dress walk, stand, and converse around the terraces and garden paths, and a few birds appear in the sky above stylized clouds.
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Photo12/Liszt Collection
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LZT26B32_496
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