Caption

View of the front gate of Huis ten Bosch, 't Gesigt van trappen van 't huys siende naer de voorste poort aende wegh, Vue sur les montees de la maison, voyant vers la porte en entrant du chemin, print, View of the forecourt with the front gate of Huis ten Bosch behind it, seen from the palace stairs., printmaker, publisher, grantor of privilege, The Hague, paper, etching, engraving, height 169 mm x width 191 mm, palace, gate, entrance, Huis ten Bosch Palace, A wide engraving view shows a tree-lined avenue flanked by tall, leafy trees with detailed bark and canopies, leading to a distant pavilion framed by hedges; on either side of the avenue near the front are balustraded terraces with large ornamental urns filled with foliage, and beyond the trees on the left and right are classical buildings with rows of windows and chimneys. Several small human figures in period dress walk or stand on the paved foreground and along the avenue, and a small dog runs near one figure; the sky is rendered with horizontal lines and a few small flying birds.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B34_120

License type

Rights managed

Available size

48.3Mb (7.5Mb) / 15.7in x 12.0in / 4704 x 3592 (300dpi)

Keywords

View front gate Huis ten Bosch t Gesigt van trappen van t huys siende naer de voorste poort aende wegh Vue les montees de la maison voyant vers porte en entrant du chemin print forecourt palace stairs printmaker publisher grantor privilege Hague paper etching engraving height 169 mm x width 191 mm palace gate entrance Bosch Palace wide view tree-lined avenue flanked tall leafy trees detailed bark canopies leading distant pavilion framed hedges side avenue near front balustraded terraces large ornamental urns filled foliage beyond trees left right classical buildings rows windows chimneys Several small human figures period dress walk stand paved foreground avenue small dog runs near figure sky rendered horizontal lines small flying birds