Légende

Four episodes from national history, Illustrations of national history, print, Uncut sheet with four depictions from national history. From left to right: Founding of a Batavian settlement, William II, Count of Holland, dies on the ice in a war against the West Frisians, Batavian hero Galama, Salian Franks submit to the mounted Roman commander-in-chief Julian the Apostate., number: '1, 12, 9, 4', printmaker: Simon Fokke, Amsterdam, 1722 - 1784, paper, etching, etching on uncut sheet, proof, height 112 mm x width 260 mm, Person, Julian the Apostate (Emperor of the Roman Empire), historical persons (portraits and scenes from the life), historical events and situations, Roman period in the Netherlands, Four narrow rectangular vignettes are shown side by side, each depicting a different outdoor scene rendered in fine line engraving style; the first vignette shows a shoreline with a standing bearded man in long robes holding a staff, a seated woman next to him, a small boat with figures near the water, distant hills, and a tree with spreading branches framing the left side; the second vignette features a chaotic group around a small skiff with figures gesturing and brandishing primitive weapons, a tree with bare branches on the left, tall reeds behind the group, and a cloudy sky above; the third vignette presents a group of robed men in animated poses on a grassy area surrounded by trees, some holding long sticks or staves and one figure appearing to be restrained by others; the fourth vignette depicts a coastal scene with a mounted figure on horseback facing seated and standing figures on the shore, a ship with sails in the water, flags and standards behind the mounted figure, and distant landforms under a textured sky.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26B40_050

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

46.9Mo (6.2Mo) / 65.2cm x 18.1cm / 7695 x 2132 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Four episodes national history Illustrations print Uncut sheet four depictions left right Founding Batavian settlement William II Count Holland dies ice war West Frisians Batavian hero Galama Salian Franks submit mounted Roman commander-in-chief Julian Apostate number 1 12 9 4 printmaker Simon Fokke Amsterdam 1722 - 1784 paper etching uncut sheet proof height 112 mm x width 260 mm Person Julian Emperor Roman Empire historical persons portraits scenes life historical events situations Roman period Netherlands Four narrow rectangular vignettes shown side side depicting different outdoor scene rendered fine line engraving style first vignette shoreline standing bearded man long robes holding staff seated woman next small boat figures near water distant hills tree spreading branches framing left side second vignette features chaotic group small skiff figures gesturing brandishing primitive weapons bare branches tall reeds group cloudy sky third vignette presents robed men animated poses grassy area surrounded trees holding long sticks staves figure appearing restrained fourth vignette depicts coastal scene mounted figure horseback facing seated standing figures shore ship sails flags standards distant landforms under textured sky