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View of Siam
Kaiserlich Franziskische Akademie (mentioned on object), Franz Xaver Habermann (mentioned on object), 1755 - 1779
Like Jan Luyken’s 1687 print, magnificent Siamese royal boats are also the subject of this hand-coloured print. However, the hills depicted here were not at all visible from the capital of Siam, and the European-style buildings lining the right bank were non-existent. Hence, such river views in faraway countries were conceived according to European pictorial tradition and enlivened with Asian elements.
- Artwork typeprint, opticaprent
- Object numberRP-P-1903-A-23966
- Dimensionsheight 334 mm x width 434 mm
- Physical characteristicsingekleurde ets