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Two Peasants Seated on a Hill

probably c. 1645/1656

Allart van Everdingen

Associated Names

Allart van Everdingen

Artist, Dutch, 1621 - 1675

The image depicts an etching of a landscape with an elevated viewpoint. The scene includes trees, buildings with a spire, two seated figures on rocky ground, foliage, and a winding path leading towards distant structures. The details are captured through expressive lines that create texture and depth, utilizing shades of brown and black typical of etchings, giving it a vintage quality.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching
Credit Line

Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Accession Number

1973.15.135
Catalogue Raisonné

Dutuit, no. 71, State iii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1884

Dutuit, Eugène. Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes. Vol. I, IV-VI. Paris: A Levy, 1884-1885. Reprint. Amsterdam: G.W. Hissink, 1970-1972.

Wikidata ID

Q65564996

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