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View of the country estate Kievitsheuvel, near Abcoude, Kievitsheuvel, maison de plaisance de madame Le Gillon, pleasure grounds of Madame Le Gillon, print, book illustration, Series number, 67, 100, printmaker: Abraham Rademaker, publisher: Leonard Schenk, Amsterdam, 1730, paper, etching, height 170 mm x width 197 mm, A detailed line drawing of a grand symmetrical mansion viewed from the front, with a central entrance approached by steps and framed by columns and decorative urns on pedestals, flanked by matching wings with arched doorways and dormer windows on a pitched roof topped by tall chimneys and small flag-topped finials; neatly clipped high hedges with rounded tops form a formal garden in front of the house, punctuated by regularly spaced rounded shrubs and two taller trees rising beside the entrance; a low balustrade and gate pillars mark the approach, and a carriage drawn by a horse stands to one side on a pathway while small groups of people in period clothing stroll nearby; the scene is rendered with fine crosshatching for sky and foliage, and a stretch of water with reflections runs across the foreground.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26B32_416

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

53.8Mo (7.6Mo) / 39.6cm x 34.0cm / 4683 x 4012 (300dpi)

Mots clés

View country estate Kievitsheuvel near Abcoude Kievitsheuvel maison de plaisance de madame Le Gillon pleasure grounds Madame Le Gillon print book illustration Series number 67 100 printmaker Abraham Rademaker publisher Leonard Schenk Amsterdam 1730 paper etching height 170 mm x width 197 mm detailed line drawing grand symmetrical mansion viewed front central entrance approached steps framed columns decorative urns pedestals flanked matching wings arched doorways dormer windows pitched roof topped tall chimneys small flag-topped finials neatly clipped high hedges rounded tops form formal garden house punctuated regularly spaced rounded shrubs two taller trees rising beside entrance low balustrade gate pillars mark approach carriage drawn horse stands side pathway small groups people period clothing stroll nearby scene rendered fine crosshatching sky foliage stretch water reflections runs across foreground