Caption

The Old Men's and Women's Almshouse viewed from the North Side, View of the Old Men's House in Amsterdam, seen towards the north, print, book illustration, printmaker, publisher, Amsterdam, paper, etching, height 276 mm x width 367 mm, A wide architectural engraving shows a symmetrical courtyard flanked by two long brick buildings with rows of tall windows and a central building featuring a decorative pediment and balcony above an arched entrance; small groups of people stand and converse in period clothing on the paved path leading to the entrance, and the foreground includes trimmed grass areas bordering the path; above the buildings a sky filled with layered clouds and subtle birds occupies most of the image.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B33_092

License type

Rights managed

Available size

48.9Mb (5.9Mb) / 15.9in x 11.9in / 4772 x 3582 (300dpi)

Keywords

Old Men's Women's Almshouse viewed North Side View Old Men's House Amsterdam towards north print book illustration printmaker publisher paper etching height 276 mm x width 367 mm wide architectural engraving symmetrical courtyard flanked two long brick buildings rows tall windows central building featuring decorative pediment balcony arched entrance small groups people stand converse period clothing paved path leading entrance foreground includes trimmed grass areas bordering path buildings sky filled layered clouds subtle birds occupies image