Caption

View of the Buitenhof in The Hague, View of the Buyten Hof, Vuë & perspective du Buyten Hof, Eighteen views in and around The Hague (Besoet, Scheurleer), print, seen in the direction of the Gevangenpoort. On the left the Vijverhof or Noyelleshuis with the Gevangenpoort to the right. In the middle the Hofvijver with the Lange Vijverberg behind it. On the right the Stadhouderlijk Kwartier. Below the image the title and dedication in Dutch and French, with the family coat of arms of The Hague alderman Carel de la Bassecour in the center. Print from a series of eighteen views in and around The Hague., printmaker: attributed to Iven Besoet, The Hague, publisher: Hendrik Florisz Scheurleer, dedicated to: Carel de la Bassecour, 1758, Attributed to, paper, etching, engraving, height 310 mm x width 431 mm, Print is part of a series of eighteen views in and around The Hague that were published over the period 1755-1762., armorial bearing, heraldry, square, circus, etc. (city(-scape) with figures, staffage), pond, pool, Vijverberg, Gevangenpoort (The Hague), Buitenhof, Hofvijver, Stadhouderlijk Kwartier, Vijverhof (The Hague), A wide engraved street scene showing multi-story brick buildings with many windows lining a paved square beside a body of water and a row of trees across the water; a tall building with a stepped roof and ornate balustrade stands prominently on the right while lower townhouses and an archway recede into the distance on the left; numerous people populate the square, including groups walking, figures on horseback, and a horse-drawn carriage with visible harnesses and wheels; clusters of trees frame parts of the scene and a large tree with detailed foliage appears at the left foreground; the sky contains lightly etched clouds

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B34_087

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Keywords

View Buitenhof Hague Buyten Hof Vuë & perspective du Buyten Hof Eighteen views Besoet Scheurleer print direction Gevangenpoort left Vijverhof Noyelleshuis right middle Hofvijver Lange Vijverberg Stadhouderlijk Kwartier image title dedication Dutch French family coat arms Hague alderman Carel de la Bassecour center Print series eighteen views printmaker attributed Iven Besoet publisher Hendrik Florisz Scheurleer dedicated Carel de la Bassecour 1758 Attributed paper etching engraving height 310 mm x width 431 mm part published period 1755-1762 armorial bearing heraldry square circus etc city -scape figures staffage pond pool Vijverberg wide engraved street scene showing multi-story brick buildings windows lining paved square beside body water row trees across tall building stepped roof ornate balustrade stands prominently lower townhouses archway recede distance numerous people populate groups walking horseback horse-drawn carriage visible harnesses wheels clusters trees frame parts scene large tree detailed foliage left foreground sky contains lightly etched clouds