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A copperplate engraving depicting a Dutch country estate (buitenplaats). In the center is a grand two-story manor house with a symmetrical facade and a hipped roof. A formal garden with manicured hedges and young trees is situated in front of the house. A canal runs across the foreground; on the left, a horse-drawn passenger barge (trekschuit) full of people is being towed, while a smaller rowboat appears on the right. A small pavilion or gatehouse stands at the edge of the property on the far right.
A copperplate engraving showing the village of Spaarnewoude. The foreground features a wide dirt road where a horse-drawn carriage and several figures are gathered. On the left are several gabled houses. In the background, rising above the other buildings, is a church with a tall, slender steeple and pointed spire. The sky is filled with large, billowing clouds.
Country estate of the GENTLEMAN JAN VEEN
between Halfweg and Spaarwou.
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The village Spaarwou, near
Spaarendam.
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Pleasure place of the GENTLEMAN JEAN VEEN between
Halfweg and Spaarnewoude.
The village Spaarnewoude near
Spaarendam.