Caption

The bend of the Herengracht in Amsterdam, Winter view of the bend in the Herengracht in Amsterdam, print, printmaker: Emil Ost, after design by Cornelis Springer, 1856 - c. 1946, paper, wood engraving, letterpress printing, with text in letterpress, height 329 mm x width 499 mm, skates (winter sports), bridge in city across river, canal, sleigh, sledge (non-sport), Amsterdam, Herengracht (Amsterdam), A wide riverside scene showing a row of tall, ornate buildings with detailed facades and decorative rooflines along the right side, leafless trees lining the street in front of them, people walking and standing on the snowy ground, horse-drawn carriages and horses near the canal, small groups of figures congregating and engaging in various activities along the waterfront, a boat moored at the canal edge with a figure nearby, distant trees fading into the background on the left, and a sky filled with layered clouds above.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B33_041

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38.6Mb (11.7Mb) / 13.8in x 10.9in / 4130 x 3267 (300dpi)

Keywords

bend Herengracht Amsterdam Winter view print printmaker Emil Ost design Cornelis Springer 1856 - c 1946 paper wood engraving letterpress printing text letterpress height 329 mm x width 499 mm skates winter sports bridge city across river canal sleigh sledge non-sport wide riverside scene showing row tall ornate buildings detailed facades decorative rooflines right side leafless trees lining street front them people walking standing snowy ground horse-drawn carriages horses near small groups figures congregating engaging various activities waterfront boat moored canal edge figure nearby distant trees fading background left sky filled layered clouds