Caption

Le Pont (original title), Bridge over a canal in a village, Jacob Maris. Twelve Landscapes, print, number: '3', printmaker: Philip Zilcken (signed by artist), after design by Jacob Maris, publisher: Johan Marinus Schalekamp, Amsterdam, 1888, paper, Japanese paper (handmade paper), etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, height 217 mm x width 270mm, village, bridge, A sepia-toned etching shows a rural waterside scene with a wooden footbridge spanning a narrow canal, a person standing on the bridge leaning on the railing, and a small boat in the water with a seated figure holding a pole. Thatched cottages and rooflines appear beyond the bridge, with trees and chimneys rising behind them. In the foreground a path runs alongside the canal where two women wearing head coverings walk away from the viewer carrying buckets, and another figure sits in a small boat nearer the foreground. The sky is filled with fine, crosshatched lines.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B35_182

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Keywords

Le Pont original title Bridge canal village Jacob Maris Twelve Landscapes print number 3 printmaker Philip Zilcken signed artist design publisher Johan Marinus Schalekamp Amsterdam 1888 paper Japanese paper handmade paper etching drypoint intaglio printmaking technique height 217 mm x width 270mm bridge sepia-toned etching rural waterside scene wooden footbridge spanning narrow canal person standing bridge leaning railing small boat water seated figure holding pole Thatched cottages rooflines beyond trees chimneys rising them foreground path runs alongside two women wearing head coverings walk away viewer carrying buckets another figure sits small boat nearer sky filled fine crosshatched lines