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View of the Lutheran Deaconry House in Amsterdam, View of the Newly Built Lutheran Deaconry House in Amsterdam, View of the New Edifice of the Lutheran Deaconry House in Amsterdam, print, book illustration, Series number, 78, printmaker: Hermanus Petrus Schouten (possibly), publisher: Pierre Fouquet, Amsterdam, 1778 - 1783, paper, etching, engraving, etching and engraving, height 274 mm x width 374 mm, A detailed monochrome engraving shows a large multi-story brick building with a pitched roof and small cupolas, rows of windows, and a tree-lined street along a canal where people walk and stand. In the foreground a tall tree with textured bark and dense foliage rises beside the water. Along the canal banks figures engage in various activities including rowing small boats on the water and working on the shore with tools and a wheelbarrow while a dog stands nearby. A sailboat is visible on the canal and trees form a shaded avenue on the right side. The sky is filled with layered, cloud-like shading.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B33_093

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Keywords

View Lutheran Deaconry House Amsterdam Newly Built Lutheran Deaconry House New Edifice print book illustration Series number 78 printmaker Hermanus Petrus Schouten publisher Pierre Fouquet 1778 - 1783 paper etching engraving height 274 mm x width 374 mm detailed monochrome engraving large multi-story brick building pitched roof small cupolas rows windows tree-lined street canal people walk stand foreground tall tree textured bark dense foliage rises beside water canal banks figures engage various activities rowing small boats working shore tools wheelbarrow dog stands nearby sailboat visible trees form shaded avenue right side sky filled layered cloud- shading