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T Profile of the Church, View of the Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam, print, View of the Portuguese Synagogue (left of center) in Amsterdam, around 1695. On the left in the foreground, part of the Leper House with the legend 1-9. On the right, part of one of the buildings that served as a synagogue for the High German congregation. On the street and on the bridge, many figures and a carriage. Lower right, a floor plan of the building. Above, right of center, a banner with the title., printmaker: Romeyn de Hooghe, Amsterdam, publisher: Pieter Persoy (possibly), c. 1695, paper, etching, engraving, height 241 mm x width 568 mm, A detailed etching shows a large classical building with tall arched windows and decorative cornices dominating the left center, flanked by a row of trees and smaller structures; a busy stone bridge with balustrades spans a canal in the foreground, with people walking across it and leaning on the railings; on the canal beneath the bridge a small boat is visible with figures inside; at street level near the building entrance clusters of people in period clothing gather, some standing in groups and others seated, with hats and long coats; a carriage drawn by horses and mounted riders appear on the street to the right, along with additional pedestrians and a horseman crossing the bridge; rows of narrow buildings line the waterway receding into the distance under a cloudy sky; ornamental details and architectural decorations appear on several facades and an arched gateway shows a crowd moving through it; near the lower right corner a rectangular inset displays a top-down diagram of a building plan.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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T Profile Church View Portuguese Synagogue Amsterdam print left center 1695 foreground part Leper House legend 1-9 right buildings served synagogue High German congregation street bridge figures carriage Lower right floor plan building banner title printmaker Romeyn de Hooghe publisher Pieter Persoy c paper etching engraving height 241 mm x width 568 mm detailed etching large classical building tall arched windows decorative cornices dominating left center flanked row trees smaller structures busy stone bridge balustrades spans canal people walking across leaning railings canal beneath small boat visible figures inside street level near building entrance clusters period clothing gather standing groups seated hats long coats carriage drawn horses mounted riders additional pedestrians horseman crossing rows narrow buildings line waterway receding distance under cloudy sky ornamental details architectural decorations several facades arched gateway crowd moving near lower right corner rectangular inset displays top-down diagram building plan