Caption

Field view along the gardens of the Olifants Pad, next to the Weesper Veerhuys, View of the rear of buildings on the Weesperzijde in Amsterdam, print, c. 1700 - c. 1799, printmaker, paper, etching, engraving, height 137 mm x width 186 mm, This view shows Weesperzijde at the height of numbers 15-16, seen from the rear of the buildings along the Olifantspad, near the present-day Eerste Boerhaavestraat., urban housing, windmill, ploughed field, Amsterdam, Weesperzijde, A detailed ink drawing of a row of ornate buildings along a raised road, showing varied rooflines including a domed pavilion, chimneys with decorative tops, and a balustraded terrace where small groups of people stand, with trees and fenced gardens behind low walls; in the foreground a cultivated field with figures working and carrying tools, women and children walking, and grazing livestock including cows and sheep; distant windmills and low buildings appear near the horizon under a sky filled with layered clouds.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B33_159

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40.0Mb (12.0Mb) / 14.5in x 10.7in / 4354 x 3213 (300dpi)

Keywords

Field view gardens Olifants Pad next Weesper Veerhuys View rear buildings Weesperzijde Amsterdam print c 1700 - c 1799 printmaker paper etching engraving height 137 mm x width 186 mm view height numbers 15-16 Olifantspad near present-day Eerste Boerhaavestraat urban housing windmill ploughed field detailed ink drawing row ornate buildings raised road showing varied rooflines domed pavilion chimneys decorative tops balustraded terrace small groups people stand trees fenced gardens low walls foreground cultivated field figures working carrying tools women children walking grazing livestock cows sheep distant windmills low buildings horizon under sky filled layered clouds