Caption

View of Doornburgh House, Doornburg, the House of Miss: Widow of St. Willem van Son, Cathedral Lord of Oud-Munster, Doornburg la Maison de Mademoiselle La veuve du Sr. Willem van Son, print, Series number, 12, printmaker: Daniël Stopendaal, publisher: widow Nicolaes Visscher (II), 1719, paper, etching, height 163 mm x width 202 mm, A formal garden with symmetrical parterre beds and patterned plantings stretches toward a three-story house set behind a central path, flanked by tall, evenly spaced trees and fenced walkways. The house shows a stepped roofline with chimneys and a small balustrade above the entrance, and steps leading down to the garden. Figures in period dress stroll along the paths and stand in small groups, while gardeners are depicted working with tools. Ornamental urns and low clipped shrubs border the parterres, and a rectangular pedestal or fountain rises from the center of a circular planting near the foreground. The sky is filled with large, textured clouds rendered in parallel hatching.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B33_004

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Keywords

View Doornburgh House Doornburg House Miss Widow St Willem van Son Cathedral Lord Oud-Munster Doornburg la Maison de Mademoiselle La veuve du Sr print Series number 12 printmaker Daniël Stopendaal publisher widow Nicolaes Visscher Ii 1719 paper etching height 163 mm x width 202 mm formal garden symmetrical parterre beds patterned plantings stretches three-story house set central path flanked tall evenly spaced trees fenced walkways house stepped roofline chimneys small balustrade entrance steps leading down garden Figures period dress stroll paths stand small groups gardeners depicted working tools Ornamental urns low clipped shrubs border parterres rectangular pedestal fountain rises center circular planting near foreground sky filled large textured clouds rendered parallel hatching