The Canal

1650

Wenceslaus Hollar after Pieter Brueghel the Younger

Associated Names
Wenceslaus Hollar

Artist, Bohemian, 1607 - 1677

Pieter Brueghel the Younger

Artist After, Flemish, c. 1564 - 1637/1638

The image features a village road stretching into the distance, lined with trees and buildings. The drawing uses detailed line work to depict textures in the scene. The color scheme is monochromatic in tones of black and grey. Villagers are shown engaging in various activities, with horse-drawn carts and wagons present. More figures and structures can be seen in the distance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Addie Burr Clark

  • Accession Number

    1946.9.85

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 1105, State only

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1982

  • Pennington, Richard. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Etched Work of Wenceslaus Hollar 1607-1677. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1982.

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Wenceslaus Hollar, Simon Turner, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 1105, state only.

Wikidata ID

Q65087107

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