Caption
View of Franeker, seen from Schalsum, Franeker seen from the side of Schalsum, print, printmaker: Dirk de Jong (possibly), Northern Netherlands, c. 1779 - c. 1805, paper, etching, height 175 mm x width 213 mm, Used in: Jan Wagenaar, Tegenwoordige staat der Vereenigde Nederlanden, Amsterdam: Simon Stijl, 1787, vol. 14, opposite p. 438., city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions, Franeker, Schalsum, A wide engraved landscape showing a riverbank scene with grazing animals in the foreground and a small body of water with a person in a boat and another standing on the shore holding a pole, groups of sheep and cows scattered nearby, a dirt path curving past trees toward a gate and a cluster of buildings partially hidden by dense trees, a tall church steeple rising above a distant treeline on the horizon, a large cloud formation dominating the sky with smaller clouds and a flock of birds in flight, and finely hatched lines and stippling throughout creating tonal shading.
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Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26B33_013
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