Amstelveen, c. 1624, River landscape with boats near Amstelveen, 1624, North Holland landscapes, print, Series number, 6, printmaker: Simon Fokke, Amsterdam, after drawing by Hendrick Avercamp, 1724 - 1784, paper, etching, height 140 mm x width 170 mm, sailing-ship, sailing-boat, fisherman, river bank, A wide riverside scene rendered in fine sepia lines showing a low horizon with tall grasses in the foreground and a long fishing net being hauled by two men near the water's edge, one man bent over gripping the net and the other standing with hands in pockets wearing a hat and ruffled collar; a small woven basket rests on the grass nearby. Boats with sails and oars are on the water, some with figures aboard and one with a large raised sail; a distant windmill and buildings, including a church steeple, appear along the far shore. Groups of people stand or sit along the banks and in shallow boats, and a cluster of small birds is drawn in the sky. The sky itself is filled with horizontal fi...
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Amstelveen, c. 1624, River landscape with boats near Amstelveen, 1624, North Holland landscapes, print, Series number, 6, printmaker: Simon Fokke, Amsterdam, after drawing by Hendrick Avercamp, 1724 - 1784, paper, etching, height 140 mm x width 170 mm, sailing-ship, sailing-boat, fisherman, river bank, A wide riverside scene rendered in fine sepia lines showing a low horizon with tall grasses in the foreground and a long fishing net being hauled by two men near the water's edge, one man bent over gripping the net and the other standing with hands in pockets wearing a hat and ruffled collar; a small woven basket rests on the grass nearby. Boats with sails and oars are on the water, some with figures aboard and one with a large raised sail; a distant windmill and buildings, including a church steeple, appear along the far shore. Groups of people stand or sit along the banks and in shallow boats, and a cluster of small birds is drawn in the sky. The sky itself is filled with horizontal fine hatch marks suggesting clouds across the upper portion of the image.

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Amstelveen c 1624 River landscape boats near Amstelveen North Holland landscapes print Series number 6 printmaker Simon Fokke Amsterdam drawing Hendrick Avercamp 1724 - 1784 paper etching height 140 mm x width 170 mm sailing-ship sailing-boat fisherman river bank wide riverside scene rendered fine sepia lines showing low horizon tall grasses foreground long fishing net hauled two men near water's edge man bent gripping net standing hands pockets wearing hat ruffled collar small woven basket rests grass nearby Boats sails oars water figures aboard large raised sail distant windmill buildings church steeple far shore Groups people stand sit banks shallow boats cluster small birds drawn sky sky itself filled horizontal fine hatch marks suggesting clouds across upper portion image

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