Caption

The Leper House in Amsterdam, visible from the Inner Courtyard, View of the Leper House in Amsterdam, from the Courtyard side, View of the courtyard of the Leper House in Amsterdam, print, printmaker: Willem Writs, Amsterdam, after drawing by Jan de Beijer, 1768, paper, etching, height 161 mm x width 200 mm, courtyard, public welfare, hospital, lunatic asylum, mental home, leprosarium, Leprozenhuis (Amsterdam), Period, 1765, A sepia-toned etching shows a tree-lined courtyard flanked by tall buildings with rows of windows and pitched roofs; mature trees with detailed foliage rise from the ground toward a sky filled with textured clouds and small flying birds; in the courtyard people in period clothing stand, walk, and converse, with a few figures gathered near a fountain or ornate stone feature against a far wall; chimneys and rooftop details are visible above the buildings, and lampposts and doorways line the street-level façades.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B33_233

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Keywords

Leper House Amsterdam visible Inner Courtyard View Courtyard side courtyard print printmaker Willem Writs drawing Jan de Beijer 1768 paper etching height 161 mm x width 200 mm public welfare hospital lunatic asylum mental home leprosarium Leprozenhuis Period 1765 sepia-toned etching tree-lined flanked tall buildings rows windows pitched roofs mature trees detailed foliage rise ground sky filled textured clouds small flying birds courtyard people period clothing stand walk converse figures gathered near fountain ornate stone feature far wall chimneys rooftop details buildings lampposts doorways line street-level façades