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View of the Diaconie Orphanage in Amsterdam, Diaconie Orphanage, print, book illustration, Series number, 259, Numbered top right: 259., printmaker, publisher, Amsterdam, paper, etching, engraving, height 146 mm x width 180 mm, An engraving of a riverside scene shows a large multi-story building with a pitched roof and dormer windows set at the edge of a canal, connected to the opposite bank by an arched wooden bridge with posts and railings; small figures walk across the bridge and stand on the quay, while a couple of rowboats occupy the water beneath with rowers visible; to the left and right of the main building are other architectural blocks with varied rooflines, chimneys, and decorative façades, and a tree rises near the left buildings; the sky above is filled with layered, textured clouds rendered with fine hatch lines; in the foreground a figure and a small dog are near the water’s edge and additional tiny figures populate the embankments.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B33_249

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View Diaconie Orphanage Amsterdam print book illustration Series number 259 Numbered top right printmaker publisher paper etching engraving height 146 mm x width 180 mm riverside scene large multi-story building pitched roof dormer windows set edge canal connected opposite bank arched wooden bridge posts railings small figures walk across bridge stand quay couple rowboats occupy water beneath rowers visible left right main building architectural blocks varied rooflines chimneys decorative façades tree rises near left buildings sky filled layered textured clouds rendered fine hatch lines foreground figure small dog near water’s edge additional tiny figures populate embankments