Riverscape with Fishermen by a Fortified Town

1600/1615

Aegidius Sadeler II after Pieter Stevens

Associated Names
Aegidius Sadeler II

Artist, Flemish, c. 1570 - 1629

Pieter Stevens

Artist After, Flemish, c. 1567 - 1624 or after

The image depicts a landscape with a riverside scene. In the distance, buildings and trees are visible against a clouded sky. The brushstrokes resemble an engraving with fine lines creating texture. The color palette is monochromatic with black, gray, and white. People are shown near the riverbank, with boats on the water. Trees frame the scene, and clouds swirl in the background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ruth and Jacob Kainen Memorial Acquisition Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 23.2 × 37.2 cm (9 1/8 × 14 5/8 in.), cut to platemark

  • Accession Number

    2013.87.6

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 252, State iii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger: no. 252, iii/iii

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Petrus Stephani Inven.; lower right in plate: Egid: Sadeler. excud.

Wikidata ID

Q77005074

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