View of the River Rhine

Jan van Aken after Herman Saftleven

Associated Names
Jan van Aken

Artist, Dutch, 1614 - 1661

Clement de Jonghe

Publisher, Dutch, c. 1624 - 1677

Herman Saftleven

Artist After, Dutch, 1609 - 1685

The image is a detailed depiction of a landscape viewed from an elevated position. The scene shows a valley leading towards distant mountains. The horizon line marks the division between the landscape and the sky with fluffy clouds and birds. On the right, a group of travelers with a donkey walks along a winding path. On the left, a rocky outcrop and sparse foliage add depth. The landscape features towering mountains in the distance. The image is created using intricate hatching and cross-hatching, in varying shades of sepia.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jacob Kainen

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 21.2 x 27 cm (8 3/8 x 10 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.98.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 18, State iii/vi

  • Series Title

    Views of the Rhine

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Jacob Kainen, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 2002.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: H(not deciphered) Ian van Aken fecit Clement de Jonghe excudit

Wikidata ID

Q76343356

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