Title Plate

1621

Willem Buytewech

Associated Names
Willem Buytewech

Artist, Dutch, 1591/1592 - 1624

This is a drawing of an ornate decorated tablet with Dutch text and two figures, one on each side. The tablet is framed with garlands of fruit, foliage, and decorative ribbons, and features two individuals seated on either side. The figure on the left is in a relaxed pose and wearing simple clothing with a brimmed hat, seated on what appears to be a sack. The figure on the right is also in a relaxed position, seated next to a wooden barrel, wearing a hat and elaborate attire. The text within the tablet provides bibliographical information in Gothic script about a publication by Willem Buytewech from 1621, printed in Amsterdam. Radiating lines behind the tablet suggest illumination or a source of light.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 8.5 x 12 cm (3 3/8 x 4 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 9.3 x 12.8 cm (3 11/16 x 5 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.1.27

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 35, State ii/iii

  • Series Title

    Verscheyden Lantschapjes: pl.1

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1866

  • Kellen, J. Philippus van der. Le peintre-graveur hollandais et flamand, ou catalogue raisonne des estampes gravees par les peintres de l'ecole hollandaise et flammande; ouvrage faisant suite au peintre-graveur de Bartsch. Utrecht: Kemink et Fils, 1866-

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

Wikidata ID

Q65087120

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