Landscape with Greyhound and Rifle

1642

Jan Fyt

Associated Names
Jan Fyt

Artist, Flemish, 1611 - 1661

This drawing shows a dog in a landscape. The dog is standing on rocky terrain with a backdrop of rugged rocks and trees. There are detailed renderings of foliage and branches in the foreground. The artist used cross-hatching for shading and detail, creating depth and naturalism. The sky above is lightly etched, suggesting openness. The dog appears attentive. This drawing is in the style of Stefano della Bella.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Andrew W. Mellon Fund

  • Accession Number

    1975.58.8

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 16, State i/i

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Bernhard Keller [1789-1870], Schaffhausen (Lugt 384); Rudolf Philip Goldschmidt [c.1840-1914], Berlin (Lugt 2926); Pieter Willem van Doorne [1896-1971], Vreeland (Lugt 4731); (David Tunick, New York); purchased by NGA, 1975.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2012

  • The Baroque Genius of Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D. C., 2012

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

Wikidata ID

Q65571255

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