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Ruins of the Abbey of Rhynsburg, on the right side, View of the ruins of the abbey at Rijnsburg, print, book illustration, View of the right side of the ruins of the Abbey of Rijnsburg, destroyed in 1574., printmaker: Jacobus Schijnvoet, Amsterdam, after drawing by Roelant Roghman (possibly), 1711 - 1774, paper, etching, height 141 mm x width 179 mm, Print also used in: Smids, Ludolf. Schatkamer der Nederlandse oudheden, of woordenboek, behelsende Nederlands steden en dorpen, kasteelen, sloten en heeren huysen (…). Amsterdam: Pieter de Coup, 1711, between pp. 286 and 287. It is also possible that this print comes from the second (1737) or third (1774) edition, or from an edition containing only the prints: Nederlandsche oudheden, bestaan in zeskelijk verbeeldingen, gelegen in Holland, 't Sticht van Utrecht en Gelderland enz. Amsterdam: Hendrik Bosch, 1721., ruin of church, monastery, Rijnsburg (Zuid-Holland), Abdij van Rijnsburg, A detailed ink drawing of a ruined abbey and surrounding landscape showing stone buildings with arches, windows, and a tall steeple topped with a weather vane, with clouds and horizontal line shading in the sky above; vegetation grows on and around the structures, including trees and vines cascading down walls; a partly ruined tower and various rooflines create a broken skyline; figures appear in the scene, including a barefoot walker in the foreground and two clothed people standing together near a rocky outcrop, one using a staff; architectural details such as brickwork, columns, and archways are rendered with fine linework, and small birds fly in the sky.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B34_068

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Ruins Abbey Rhynsburg right side View ruins abbey Rijnsburg print book illustration destroyed 1574 printmaker Jacobus Schijnvoet Amsterdam drawing Roelant Roghman 1711 - 1774 paper etching height 141 mm x width 179 mm Print also Smids Ludolf Schatkamer der Nederlandse oudheden woordenboek behelsende Nederlands steden en dorpen kasteelen sloten en heeren huysen … Pieter de Coup 1711 pp 286 287 also possible print comes second 1737 third 1774 edition edition containing prints Nederlandsche oudheden bestaan zeskelijk verbeeldingen gelegen Holland t Sticht van Utrecht en Gelderland enz Hendrik Bosch 1721 ruin church monastery Zuid-Holland Abdij van Rijnsburg detailed ink drawing ruined abbey surrounding landscape showing stone buildings arches windows tall steeple topped weather vane clouds horizontal line shading sky vegetation grows structures trees vines cascading down walls partly ruined tower various rooflines create broken skyline figures scene barefoot walker foreground two clothed people standing together near rocky outcrop using staff architectural details brickwork columns archways rendered fine linework small birds fly sky