Caption
View of the Kloveniersburgwal with the Trippenhuis and the Waag on the Nieuwmarkt, The Kleveniers Burgwal seen towards the St. Antonis Waag, print, View of the Kloveniersburgwal, seen towards the Nieuwmarkt (Sint-Antoniesmarkt) from the Bushuissluis. The second house from the right is the Trippenhuis. In the background, to the left of the center, the Waag on the Nieuwmarkt, also known as the Sint-Antonieswaag, and a kite., printmaker: Jan Smit (I), Amsterdam, c. 1700 - 1748, paper, etching, engraving, height 172 mm x width 194 mm, Second (or later) state of similar prints by Jan Smit also used in: Le guide, ou nouvelle description d'Amsterdam, enseignant aux voyageurs, et aux negocians (…) Avec une description de sa belle Maison de Ville (…). Amsterdam: Covens & Mortier & Covens Jr., 1772., urban housing, (flying a) kite, canals, waters (in city) (city(-scape) with figures, staffage), street (city(-scape) with figures, weigh-house, bridge in city across river, canal, etc. (city(-scape) with figures, Kloveniersburgwal, Trippenhuis, Waag op de Nieuwmarkt, Nieuwmarkt, A wide etching shows a canal scene framed by rows of buildings and trees along both banks, with boats moored at the water's edge and a bridge railing in the foreground where several figures stand and converse; the left bank features dense foliage and tall trees beside narrow buildings, while the right bank displays larger ornate façades with columns and decorative gables, a carriage with horses, and people walking along the quay; further back a cluster of medieval-style towers and stepped gable houses lines the canal, and a plume of smoke rises from a chimney; the sky is filled with layered, horizontally hatched clouds and a few flying birds.
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Photo12/Liszt Collection
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LZT26B34_278
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