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Jan van de Velde II after Willem Buytewech

Associated Names
Jan van de Velde II

Artist, Dutch, 1593 - 1641

Willem Buytewech

Artist After, Dutch, 1591/1592 - 1624

The image is an engraving depicting a rural scene from a slightly elevated point of view. The horizon line is relatively high in the composition, featuring distant figures and a settlement with a church steeple. The engraved lines provide detailed textures to elements like a thatched roof and a large tree. The color palette is monochromatic, with black ink on a light background emphasizing contrast. Closest to the viewer, figures are engaged in activities like hunting with falcons. Further back, a group of animals pulls a cart near more figures, and in the distance, people are working on and around a raised mound.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8234

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 22, State iii/iv


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, C.G. Boerner, Leipzig, May 7-9, 1928, lot 1178); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA (Lugt 1760b); gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1883

  • Franken, D. and J.Ph. van der Kellen. L'Oeuvre de Jan van de Velde. Amsterdam: Frederik Muller et Cie; Paris: Rapilly, 1883. Reprint. Amsterdam: G.W. Hissink en Co., 1968.

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

Q65022237

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