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View of Amsterdam

Auguste Louis Lepère

Artwork Details

View of Amsterdam
1849-1918
Auguste Louis Lepère
etching on paper
12 1/8 in x 7 7/8 in (30.8 cm x 20 cm);19 3/8 in x 14 3/8 in (49.21 cm x 36.51 cm);10 3/16 in x 6 1/2 in (25.88 cm x 16.51 cm)
Gift of Mr. James Shearer II
1965/2.63

Description

Subject Matter:

This print depicts ships at a pier, loading and unloading, in the city of Amsterdam.

Physical Description:

In the right foreground, cutting across diagonally, is a pier with figures moving around. At the pier are some ships, and in the middle ground is a strip of water and a row of darkly shadowed buildings. In the background are some faint towers that jut into the sky.

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