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A view of the Stadt-House and the engines for extinguishing fire at Amsterdam

A view of the Stadt-House and the engines for extinguishing fire at Amsterdam
(Vue de la Maison de Ville et les pompes pour eteindre le feu a Amsterdam)
 1794

Medium
hand-coloured engraving and etching
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mrs Prickett, 1969
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
hand-coloured engraving and etching
Measurements
22.9 × 38.4 cm (image) 25.9 × 39.8 cm (plate) 38.8 × 48.9 cm (sheet)
Printing/Publishing
published by Laurie & Whittle, London, 12 May 1794
Inscription
printed in ink u.r.: 55
printed in ink l.l.: P Van Ryne del / A View of the Stad House and the Engines for extinguishing Fire at / (wavy line) AMSTERDAM (wavy line)
printed in ink l.c.: Publish'd according to Act of Parliament / (vertical line) / Published th / 12, May 1794, by LAURIE & WHITTLE, 53, Fleet Street, London.
printed in ink l.c.r.: Vüe de la Maison de Ville & les Pompes pour eteindre le Feu a / (wavy line) AMSTERDAM. (wavy line)
Accession Number
P5-1969
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mrs Prickett, 1969
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Cityscapes
Subjects (specific)
Amsterdam (inhabited place) firefighters firefighting equipment firehoses Netherlands (nation) reproductive prints squares (open spaces) street scenes

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