The Bridge over the Waterfall

1648

Wenceslaus Hollar after Jacques d' Artois

Associated Names
Wenceslaus Hollar

Artist, Bohemian, 1607 - 1677

Jacques d' Artois

Artist After, Flemish, 1613 - 1686

The image is a black and white etching of a landscape with trees and water. The view is low, facing a river or stream towards a forested area. The horizon is mid-level, showing tree tops against the sky. In the distance, a structure is partly visible. The etching technique includes detailed line work for texture in trees and water. The color scheme is monochromatic with black, gray, and white. The foreground has detailed rocks and vegetation, leading to a denser forest. Clouds subtly move across the sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Estate of Leo Steinberg

  • Dimensions

    plate: 14.9 x 21 cm (5 7/8 x 8 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 15 x 21 cm (5 7/8 x 8 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.139.26

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 996, State i/iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Alexandre-Pierre-François Robert-Dumesnil, Paris (1778-1864). Gustav Seeligmann, New York (Lugt 1921). (Paul MacCarron, New York, 1990); Leo Steinberg, New York (1920-2011); Estate of Leo Steinberg, New York; gift to NGA, 2011.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1982

  • Pennington, Richard. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Etched Work of Wenceslaus Hollar 1607-1677. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1982, no. 1208.

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-: no. 996, i/iii

Inscriptions

along lower edge of plate: Jacques van Artois pinxit; W. Hollar fecit 1648 Antwerpus Petrus van Avont excudit; by later hand, lower left in graphite: Another imp at P. Prouté / 1982 u-; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: La Passarelle sur la cascade (Der Steg über dem Wasserfall / P. 1208 1/2 / Andresen p. 685 # 22 / Vertue p. 49 / Fagan No. 436 / Col R. Dumesnil Lugt 2200 / Weyer Ax

Wikidata ID

Q76559029

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