Caption

Main guard of the national militia on the Botermarkt in Amsterdam, print, View of the main guard of the national militia on the present-day Rembrandtplein., printmaker: attributed to Jacobus Wijsman, 1788, Attributed to, paper, etching, engraving, height 195 mm x width 238 mm, guard duty, keeping sentry, barracks (land forces), Prussian invasion of the Republic, Amsterdam, Rembrandtplein, Botermarkt (Amsterdam), Period, A sepia-toned engraving shows a town street scene with a row of gabled wooden buildings in the foreground, one with an awning and visible interior activity, and larger brick and stone buildings with stepped and curved gables lining the street behind them. Figures in period clothing walk and stand in the street, some near carts and market stalls, and a few carry long items that appear to be poles or rifles. A large tree with detailed foliage stands to the left, its branches extending over the rooftops. The sky is filled with horizontally hatched clouds and small flocks of birds, and the cobbled street surface is rendered with textured dots and lines.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B33_165

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Rights managed

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50.5Mb (6.6Mb) / 16.9in x 11.6in / 5077 x 3474 (300dpi)

Keywords

Main guard national militia Botermarkt Amsterdam print View main guard present-day Rembrandtplein printmaker attributed Jacobus Wijsman 1788 Attributed paper etching engraving height 195 mm x width 238 mm guard duty keeping sentry barracks land forces Prussian invasion Republic Rembrandtplein Period sepia-toned engraving town street scene row gabled wooden buildings foreground awning visible interior activity larger brick stone buildings stepped curved gables lining street them Figures period clothing walk stand near carts market stalls carry long items poles rifles large tree detailed foliage stands left branches extending rooftops sky filled horizontally hatched clouds small flocks birds cobbled street surface rendered textured dots lines