Caption
View of the Zijlpoort in Leiden, Gezigt van de Zyl Poort, Vuë de la Porte de Zyl, print, book illustration, with the Zijlpoortsbrug in front of it., printmaker: Abraham Rademaker, publisher: Leonard Schenk (possibly), Amsterdam, in or after 1732, paper, etching, height 169 mm, width 199 mm, Print also used in: Rademaker, Abraham. Rhynlands fijnste gezichten, toonde alle deszelfs lustplaatszen, heeren-huizen en dorpen. From halfway between Haarlem and Leyden (…), Les plus agréables vuës de Rhynland, representative toutes les maisons de plaisance, 1732., city-gate, bridge, Leiden, Zijlpoort (Leiden), An etching in sepia tones shows a riverside scene with a bridge leading to a stone gatehouse topped by a cupola and spire, decorative crest above the arched entrance, and small figures standing at the doorway and on the bridge; boats and simple buildings line the far bank, a cart drawn by a horse is on the left side of the bridge near trees, people in period dress stand and walk beside the water while a child fishes from the grassy shore, swans float on the river, and the sky is filled with lined shading and scattered cloud forms.
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Photo12/Liszt Collection
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LZT26B34_061
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