Caption

Plague House, View of the Plague House in Leiden, print, book illustration, View of part of the exterior of the Plague House in Leiden. Numbered top right: p. 154., 1675 - 1699, printmaker, paper, etching, height 140 mm x width 186 mm, hospital, Leiden, A wide engraving shows a long rectangular courtyard bordered by tall buildings with pitched roofs and rows of windows on both sides, a narrow water channel running beside one building with a small arched bridge crossing it, and a distant row of smaller buildings visible at the far end; the sky is filled with layered, horizontally hatched clouds and a flowing ribbon-like banner near the top; figures in period clothing stand and walk on the grassy area in the foreground, some in pairs and small groups, while birds and small animals are scattered on the ground and near the water; architectural details include chimneys, dormer windows, gated doorways, and patterned roof tiles.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B34_064

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Keywords

Plague House View Leiden print book illustration part exterior Numbered top right p 154 1675 - 1699 printmaker paper etching height 140 mm x width 186 mm hospital wide engraving long rectangular courtyard bordered tall buildings pitched roofs rows windows sides narrow water channel running beside building small arched bridge crossing distant row smaller buildings visible far sky filled layered horizontally hatched clouds flowing ribbon- banner near top figures period clothing stand walk grassy area foreground pairs small groups birds small animals scattered ground near water architectural details include chimneys dormer windows gated doorways patterned roof tiles