Caption
View of the Houtmarkt and Turfmarkt in The Hague, with the Nieuwe Kerk in the distance, View of the Nieuwe-Kerk in 's Hage, Vuë & perspective de l Eglise Neuve a La Haye, Eighteen views in and around The Hague (Besoet, Scheurleer), print, View of the Houtmarkt (left of the canal) and the Turfmarkt (right of the canal) in The Hague, with the Nieuwe Kerk on the Spui in the distance. Below the image, the title and dedication in Dutch and French, with the family coat of arms of The Hague secretary Johan Stenis 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 by: Hendrik Florisz Scheurleer, dedicated to: Johan Stenis, 1759, Iven Besoet, Hendrik Florisz Scheurleer, Johan Stenis, printmaker, publisher, Attributed to, paper, etching, engraving, height 306 mm x width 432 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, church (exterior), bridge in city across river, canal, etc. (city(-scape) with figures, staffage), Nieuwe Kerk (The Hague), Turfmarkt, Houtmarkt, A wide, detailed engraving shows a canal lined with tall, leafy trees and multi-story brick buildings on both sides, with small boats moored along the water and a stone bridge visible in the distance; people in period clothing stand and walk along the quays, some near the water and others on the street, with a few carrying baskets or interacting in small groups; the sky above contains layered, softly hatched clouds, and the foreground includes a barrel, a person crouched near it, and two figures walking together near the bottom edge.
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Photo12/Liszt Collection
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LZT26B34_088
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