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View of the courtyard of the Old Men's House in Amsterdam, Gerontocomium, prope Pandocheum Principum in quo putens ille profundissimus, 't Oude Mannen-Huys, wherein principes zyn van het jaar 1550, en de vermeerderingen 1604, 100 Illustratiee der principee bouwen van Amsterdam, print, Series number, 29, 100, Numbered lower right: 29., printmaker, grantor of privilege, Barent Greve, paper, etching, height 171 mm x width 203 mm, Current state of print also used in: 100 Illustratiee der principee bouwen van Amsterdam. Amsterdam: Pieter Schenk (I), sa 1710-1711. And in: 100 Illustratiee der principee bouwen van Amsterdam. Amsterdam: Barent Greve, sa. 1757-1766.* *In the second edition, published by Barent Greve, only the title page has been modified. The other prints have remained unchanged., courtyard, old-people's home, public welfare, Amsterdam, Oudemannenhuis (Amsterdam), A detailed pen-and-ink view shows a formal courtyard flanked by long, multi-story buildings with rows of windows and steep tiled roofs with dormer windows, a central pathway leading to an ornate main building with decorative roof features and chimneys, geometric garden beds with circular fountains and sculpted hedges on one side and rectangular plots on the other, several small human figures walking or standing along the path and near the gardens, a low balustrade and steps at the far end of the central axis, and a sky filled with large, textured clouds above the scene.

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View courtyard Old Men's House Amsterdam Gerontocomium prope Pandocheum Principum quo putens ille profundissimus t Oude Mannen-Huys wherein principes zyn van het jaar 1550 en de vermeerderingen 1604 100 Illustratiee der principee bouwen van Amsterdam print Series number 29 100 Numbered lower right printmaker grantor privilege Barent Greve paper etching height 171 mm x width 203 mm Current state print also Pieter Schenk I sa 1710-1711 sa 1757-1766.* *In second edition published title page modified prints remained unchanged old-people's home public welfare Oudemannenhuis detailed pen- -ink view formal flanked long multi-story buildings rows windows steep tiled roofs dormer windows central pathway leading ornate main building decorative roof features chimneys geometric garden beds circular fountains sculpted hedges side rectangular plots several small human figures walking standing path near gardens low balustrade steps far central axis sky filled large textured clouds scene