Caption
Boats with musketeers or soldiers in the Outer Amstel in front of Amsterdam, print, most likely around the time of the Attack on Amsterdam of 1650. In the background the Blauwbrug and the tower of the Zuiderkerk., in or after c. 1650, printmaker, paper, counterproof, counter-print of engraving and etching, height 120 mm x width 237 mm, the soldier, the soldier's life, prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city, ships (in general) - CC - more than one ship, Attack on Amsterdam (1650), Amsterdam, Amstel (river), Zuiderkerk (Amsterdam), Blauwbrug, A sepia-toned etching of a riverside scene showing multiple sailing and rowed boats on a calm body of water in the foreground, several of the boats displaying billowing flags and with small figures aboard holding oars or standing, one boat with a carved ornamental stern, and others with raised sails. Along the far bank a continuous line of low buildings and warehouses with pitched roofs and clustered chimneys stretches across the image, interrupted by a wooden bridge with visible supports spanning the water and a windmill rising above the rooftops. The background contains additional rows of buildings and church spires rising above the skyline, and faint horizontal lines across the water indicate reflections and gentle ripples.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26B34_293
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48.8Mb (9.0Mb) / 19.6in x 9.7in / 5894 x 2895 (300dpi)