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Views of the city of Haarlem from Heemstede and Overveen, View by Heemstede of the City of Haerlem, View by Overveen of the city, View on the Rijweg in Overveen, Views in the pleasant landscapes of Haarlem, print, Three representations. Top: View of a bridge near Heemstede and the city of Haarlem on the horizon. Middle: View from a road in Overveen of the city of Haarlem. Bottom: View from the Rijweg in Overveen of Haarlem., printmaker: Hendrik Spilman, Haarlem, publisher: Jan Bosch (publisher), 1763, paper, etching, height 298 mm x width 187 mm, A vertical print composed of three horizontal landscape scenes stacked with narrow borders between them, each scene rendered in fine line engraving with a muted sepia tone; the top vignette shows a wooden footbridge spanning water with a couple standing on the bridge and a person on the near bank, boats and low buildings on the distant shore, and a cloudy sky; the middle vignette presents a parklike foreground with tall trees framing a view of a town with a prominent church spire, figures walking and standing beneath the trees and small houses and pastoral activity beyond; the bottom vignette depicts a waterside scene with windmills and buildings on the far shore, large trees in the foreground, people walking along a path by the water, and a small classical pavilion at the right edge.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B33_064

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Keywords

Views city Haarlem Heemstede Overveen View City Haerlem Rijweg pleasant landscapes print Three representations Top bridge near Heemstede horizon Middle road Bottom printmaker Hendrik Spilman publisher Jan Bosch 1763 paper etching height 298 mm x width 187 mm vertical print composed three horizontal landscape scenes stacked narrow borders them scene rendered fine line engraving muted sepia tone top vignette wooden footbridge spanning water couple standing bridge person near bank boats low buildings distant shore cloudy sky middle vignette presents parklike foreground tall trees framing view town prominent church spire figures walking standing beneath trees small houses pastoral activity beyond bottom vignette depicts waterside scene windmills buildings far shore large trees foreground people walking path small classical pavilion right edge