Caption

View of the Muidergracht in Amsterdam, Muidana Fossa, transiens Hortum Medicum, respicienti Judaeorum Templum, caeteraque urbis eminention adificia, View of the Muidergracht, past the Academy Garden towards the Jewish church, and other main buildings, Quadruple spectacle of wonders, Admirandorum Quadruplex Spectaculum, print, Series number, 65, 71, printmaker: Jan van Call (I), Amsterdam, publisher: Pieter Schenk (I), grantor of privilege: States of Holland and West Friesland, 1700, paper, etching, height 130 mm x width 167 mm, Other state also used in: Call, 1700. The title page, dedication, and the portrait of Frederick of Saxony were engraved by Pieter Schenk (I). The other prints in this series are, as indicated on the title page, by Jan van Call (I)., canals, waters (in city), city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions, Muidergracht, A wide sepia-toned engraving shows a riverside scene with a calm waterway running through the middle, bordered by tree-lined banks and formal gardens. In the foreground, small rowboats with standing figures move across the water while silhouetted workers push or pull a barge at the near edge. A bridge with an arch spans the river further back, and a cluster of buildings with pitched roofs, chimneys, and a larger classical pavilion with a balustraded roof and circular window sit behind rows of trees. Distant spires and domes rise above the rooftops toward the horizon. The sky is filled with layered clouds rendered in fine hatch marks, and the whole scene is framed by a thin rectangular border.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B33_220

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View Muidergracht Amsterdam Muidana Fossa transiens Hortum Medicum respicienti Judaeorum Templum caeteraque urbis eminention adificia past Academy Garden towards Jewish church main buildings Quadruple spectacle wonders Admirandorum Quadruplex Spectaculum print Series number 65 71 printmaker Jan van Call I publisher Pieter Schenk grantor privilege States Holland West Friesland 1700 paper etching height 130 mm x width 167 mm state also Call title page dedication portrait Frederick Saxony engraved prints series indicated canals waters in city city-view landscape man- constructions wide sepia-toned engraving riverside scene calm waterway running middle bordered tree-lined banks formal gardens foreground small rowboats standing figures move across water silhouetted workers push pull barge near edge bridge arch spans river further back cluster buildings pitched roofs chimneys larger classical pavilion balustraded roof circular window sit rows trees Distant spires domes rise rooftops horizon sky filled layered clouds rendered fine hatch marks whole scene framed thin rectangular border