River with Town

1775

Cornelis Ploos van Amstel (editor) and Bernhard Schreuder (printmaker), after Pieter Coopse

Associated Names
Cornelis Ploos van Amstel

Editor, Dutch, 1726 - 1798

Bernhard Schreuder

Artist, Dutch, died 1780

Pieter Coopse

Artist After, Dutch, active 1672 - 1677 or after

The image depicts a view from slightly above the water level, looking across a calm body of water towards a shoreline in the distance. The horizon line is positioned in the center, separating the water from the sky. On the horizon, several buildings and a church steeple can be seen. The brushstrokes are delicate and linear, with fine lines used to depict the forms of the boats and reflections in the water. The color palette is muted and monochromatic with soft shades of gray and beige. Closest to us is a small boat with a single figure wearing a blue garment, and to the left, a couple of larger sailing boats are anchored. Both sky and water are rendered in soft washes.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and roulette with burnishing printed in black ink on laid paper and hand-colored with wash

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 11 × 22 cm (4 5/16 × 8 11/16 in.) cut within platemark

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7006

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Laurentius et al. 1980, no. 24, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1945

  • Color Prints and Color Printing: Original Works by Old and Modern Masters, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1945.

1952

  • Etchings and Other Prints from the Rosenwald Collection, Randolph-Macon Woman's College, Lynchburg, VA, 1952-1953, no cat.

1962

  • Prints of the 17th and 18th Centuries, Colby College Art Museum, Waterville, ME, 1962, no. 31.

Bibliography

1980

  • Laurentius, Th. et al. Cornelis Ploos van Amstel 1726-1798, kunstverzamelaar en prentuitgever. Assen: Van Gorcum, 1980.

Inscriptions

lower right in image: P.Coopse F; verso along bottom in graphite: P. Coops.del. Ploos van Amstel J.C. fecit .1775.

Markings

verso: artist's mark (Eusman 5)

Wikidata ID

Q65019316

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