The Little Bridge

c. 1652

Jacob van Ruisdael

Associated Names
Jacob van Ruisdael

Artist, Dutch, c. 1628/1629 - 1682

The image is an etching showing a thatched-roof building with wooden framework and textures. There are trees, a man on a footbridge over a stream, and a sky with clouds. The scene is detailed, monochromatic, and intricate.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jacob Kainen

  • Accession Number

    2002.98.56

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 3

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Marilyn Pink, Los Angeles); Jacob Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased July 10, 1997; gift to NGA, 2002.

Associated Names

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

Q76342528

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