Identification title(s): view of a city by a river. Object type: drawing object number: rp-t-1898-a-3991. Description: city on a river with a rider in the foreground. Album page with accompanying page with a verse signed by roghman. The verse concerns a conversation between a man and a woman and is about a certain 'wreath'. Transcription:
man: it wouldn't bother me if i shot you in the head. Woman: what you aim or what you shoot, / in my circles you do not come. Roelant roghman, dutchman / from amsterdam. / done in ouisborgh 1657 on the 9th of june (june). Manufacture. Manufacturer: draftsman: roelant roghmanplace of manufacture: augsburg. Dated: 9-jun-1657. Physical characteristics: pen and gray-brown ink, with brush and gray and some light brown ink, over black chalk; framing lines in black ink. Material: paper ink chalk technique: pen / brush. Dimensions: h 88 mm × w 130 mm. Subjectwhat: prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone). Acquisition and rights: credit line: bequest of mr d. Franken, le vésinet. Acquisition: bequest 1898. Date: 9 June 1657.
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