Caption

Petersburg's view of the large lane towards the new fountain, View of Petersbourg, from the large lane towards the new fountain, View of the large lane from the house of Petersburg, print, book illustration, Series number, 82, 98, printmaker: Daniël Stopendaal (possibly), publisher: widow Nicolaes Visscher (II), Amsterdam, 1719, Daniël Stopendaal, widow Nicolaes Visscher (II), printmaker, publisher, paper, etching, height 160 mm x width 201 mm, An engraved landscape showing a long formal avenue flanked by tall, closely planted trees with dense foliage, a wide central walkway leading toward a distant fountain and sculptural elements, groups of people in period dress walking, standing, and conversing along the paths and near benches, men and women wearing long coats and dresses and some seated in chairs, trimmed hedges and architectural balustrades lining parts of the avenue, a pool or canal running parallel to the walkway, a sky filled with layered, textured clouds and a few birds in flight, and detailed crosshatching and stippling used throughout the image to indicate shading and texture.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B33_270

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Rights managed

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54.7Mb (6.7Mb) / 16.1in x 13.2in / 4828 x 3960 (300dpi)

Keywords

Petersburg's view large lane towards new fountain View Petersbourg large lane house Petersburg print book illustration Series number 82 98 printmaker Daniël Stopendaal publisher widow Nicolaes Visscher Ii Amsterdam 1719 paper etching height 160 mm x width 201 mm engraved landscape showing long formal avenue flanked tall closely planted trees dense foliage wide central walkway leading distant fountain sculptural elements groups people period dress walking standing conversing paths near benches men women wearing long coats dresses seated chairs trimmed hedges architectural balustrades lining parts pool canal running parallel walkway sky filled layered textured clouds birds flight detailed crosshatching stippling image indicate shading texture