Hagar and the Angel

Herman van Swanevelt

Associated Names
Herman van Swanevelt

Artist, Dutch, c. 1600 - 1655

Pierre Mariette I

Publisher, French, 1596 - 1657

The image is a landscape scene depicting a lush, wooded area. The horizon is low, with detailed trees and vegetation extending upwards. The foliage and figures are depicted using fine lines, stippling, and cross-hatching techniques in monochrome. Two figures stand by water surrounded by dense vegetation, with rolling hills and a cloudy sky in the distance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Accession Number

    1973.32.63

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 2, State iii/iv

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.

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

Q65569430

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