Horticulturist

1780, published 1787

Cornelis Ploos van Amstel (editor) and Cornelis Brouwer (printmaker), after Gerbrand van den Eeckhout

Associated Names
Cornelis Ploos van Amstel

Editor, Dutch, 1726 - 1798

Cornelis Brouwer

Artist, Dutch, active second half 18th century

Gerbrand van den Eeckhout

Artist After, Dutch, 1621 - 1674

This is a drawing of a group of people examining botanical specimens indoors. The scene features five figures engaged in a study or discussion of plants. The setting is a well-furnished interior with large windows showing classical architecture and foliage outside. On the table are items related to botanical study, such as illustrated books, baskets of leaves and branches, and writing instruments. The drawing is done in a sepia tone with detailed lines depicting the subjects and setting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and aquatint printed in brown on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Sherwood B. Smith, Jr.

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within platemark): 9.2 × 12.8 cm (3 5/8 × 5 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1977.67.16

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Laurentius et al. 1980, no. 43, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Johannes Lublink II [1736-1816] (handwritten dedication)

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2021

  • Aquatint: From Its Origins to Goya, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2021 - 2022.

Bibliography

1980

  • Laurentius, Th. et al. Cornelis Ploos van Amstel 1726-1798, kunstverzamelaar en prentuitgever. Assen: Van Gorcum, 1980.

2021

  • Hoisington, Rena. Aquatint: From Its Origins to Goya. Washington, 2021: 11, fig. 5.

Inscriptions

lower right in image: G.V.Eeckhour fe; verso at top in brown ink: Geoffererd aan myne Vriend ! / den Kunst... Heer / Jos. Lublenk dj / PvAmstel / JC / 18 February; verso along bottom in brown ink: Gerbrand...Eekhout del / PLoos van Amstel JC Fecit 1780

Markings

verso: artist's mark (Eusman 8)

Wikidata ID

Q65567256

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