Caption

Figures in a sloop near houses on a river, print, printmaker: Salomon Leonardus Verveer, The Hague, 1856, paper, chine collé, etching, etching on chine collé, height 76 mm x width 112 mm, rowing-boat, canoe, village, river (landscape with figures, staffage), A simple ink sketch on light paper shows a riverside scene with a cluster of small buildings and a tower on a gently sloping bank, flanked by a few leafy trees with loose, rounded foliage. In the foreground a long, low boat with several seated figures is drawn on calm water, with reflected lines beneath it. Additional small boats and shoreline details appear near the bank, and sparse short strokes and dots indicate distant water and sky. The drawing uses thin, varied ink lines and some darker shaded areas to suggest shadow and texture.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B43_437

License type

Rights managed

Available size

44.7Mb (8.8Mb) / 17.6in x 9.9in / 5272 x 2965 (300dpi)

Keywords

Figures sloop near houses river print printmaker Salomon Leonardus Verveer Hague 1856 paper chine collé etching height 76 mm x width 112 mm rowing-boat canoe village landscape figures staffage simple ink sketch light paper riverside scene cluster small buildings tower gently sloping bank flanked leafy trees loose rounded foliage foreground long low boat several seated drawn calm water reflected lines beneath Additional small boats shoreline details near sparse short strokes dots indicate distant water sky drawing uses thin varied ink lines darker shaded areas suggest shadow texture