Caption

View of Tondano, North Celebes, drawing, topographical view, annotation: 'negorij Dondano, op Manado', draftsman (artist): Adrianus Johannes Bik, c. 1821 - c. 1824, draftsman (artist), Celebes, paper, pencil, sketch in pencil, height 237 mm x width 373 mm, A faint pencil sketch on pale paper showing a riverside scene with several stilted wooden houses and buildings with steeply pitched and ornamented roofs, narrow walkways and small bridges connecting structures, a cluster of tall slender palm trees rising behind the buildings, a small boat with a seated figure on the water, another tiny boat near the shore, and a lone standing figure on the bank, all rendered with light delicate lines and soft shading.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B47_172

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Keywords

View Tondano North Celebes drawing topographical view annotation negorij Dondano op Manado draftsman artist Adrianus Johannes Bik c 1821 - c 1824 Celebes paper pencil sketch height 237 mm x width 373 mm faint pencil sketch pale paper showing riverside scene several stilted wooden houses buildings steeply pitched ornamented roofs narrow walkways small bridges connecting structures cluster tall slender palm trees rising small boat seated figure water another tiny boat near shore lone standing figure bank rendered light delicate lines soft shading