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View of The Hague, General view of The Hague, Vuë & perspective generale de La Haye, Eighteen views in and around The Hague (Besoet, Scheurleer), print, seen from the south. On the right, the canal towards Delft. Below the image, the title and dedication in Dutch and French, with the family coat of arms of The Hague alderman Pieter van de Poel in the center. Print from a series of eighteen views in and around The Hague., printmaker: attributed to Iven Besoet, The Hague, publisher: Hendrik Florisz Scheurleer, dedicated to: Poel. Pieter van de, 1762, Attributed to, paper, etching, engraving, height 298 mm x width 422 mm, Print is part of a series of eighteen views in and around The Hague that were published over the period 1755-1762., armorial bearing, heraldry, prospect of village, silhouette of village, prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city, church (exterior), A wide bird’s-eye view of a cityscape rendered in fine monochrome lines, with a foreground of cultivated plots, pathways, and scattered trees, some grazing animals and a horse, and a tree-lined avenue where a carriage and figures walk toward the city; a middle ground of orderly houses, hedged gardens, and streets leading into a dense urban core; an urban skyline dominated by tall church towers, spires, domed roofs, and large classical buildings rising above closely packed smaller rooftops; boats visible on a calm canal beside rows of riverside houses; a broad sky with subtle cloud shading stretching over the scene.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26B34_093

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

49.3Mo (7.8Mo) / 41.2cm x 29.9cm / 4869 x 3536 (300dpi)

Mots clés

View Hague General view Vuë & perspective generale de La Haye Eighteen views Besoet Scheurleer print south right canal towards Delft image title dedication Dutch French family coat arms Hague alderman Pieter van de Poel center Print series eighteen views printmaker attributed Iven Besoet publisher Hendrik Florisz Scheurleer dedicated Poel Pieter van de 1762 Attributed paper etching engraving height 298 mm x width 422 mm part published period 1755-1762 armorial bearing heraldry prospect village silhouette city town panorama church exterior wide bird’s-eye view cityscape rendered fine monochrome lines foreground cultivated plots pathways scattered trees grazing animals horse tree-lined avenue carriage figures walk middle ground orderly houses hedged gardens streets leading dense urban core urban skyline dominated tall church towers spires domed roofs large classical buildings rising closely packed smaller rooftops boats visible calm canal beside rows riverside houses broad sky subtle cloud shading stretching scene