Caption

Harbour, Dordrecht (original title), View of Dordrecht looking north from the tower of the Grote Kerk, Dordrecht I (original title), print, annotation: 'épr. d'essai 1e état', printmaker: Willem Witsen (signed by artist), 1900, Willem Witsen, printmaker, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, height 323 mm x width 368 mm, harbour, city-view in general, 'veduta', river, Dordrecht, A detailed sepia-toned etching shows a riverside town with rows of closely packed buildings and pitched roofs lining narrow streets and a quay, a waterfront promenade with bare trees and lampposts, docks with moored boats and small piers, a canal or waterway cutting through the town with bridges and reflections on the water, a broader river beyond with several sailboats and a windmill on the opposite bank, dense rooftops filling the foreground and middle ground, and a wide sky above marked by fine horizontal linework.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B35_193

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Rights managed

Available size

58.8Mb (6.6Mb) / 15.7in x 14.5in / 4712 x 4359 (300dpi)

Keywords

Harbour Dordrecht original title View looking north tower Grote Kerk Dordrecht I print annotation épr d'essai 1e état printmaker Willem Witsen signed artist 1900 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique height 323 mm x width 368 mm harbour city-view general veduta river detailed sepia-toned etching riverside town rows closely packed buildings pitched roofs lining narrow streets quay waterfront promenade bare trees lampposts docks moored boats small piers canal waterway cutting town bridges reflections water broader river beyond several sailboats windmill opposite bank dense rooftops filling foreground middle ground wide sky marked fine horizontal linework