Cottage with Two Ladders

probably c. 1645/1656

Allart van Everdingen

Associated Names
Allart van Everdingen

Artist, Dutch, 1621 - 1675

The image shows a rural setting with a timber-framed barn on the left, partially covered with thatched roofs. Fine, detailed engraving depicts the texture and shadowing in the scene. A small group of pigs is seen near a figure and another person near the building. Trees with intricate foliage and smaller structures are on the right. The color palette is monochromatic in shades of black, gray, and natural off-white.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching with engraving

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Accession Number

    1973.15.154

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Dutuit, no. 90, State ii/ii

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

Q65565041

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