Village with Pond

c. 1782

Cornelis Ploos van Amstel (editor) and Cornelis Brouwer (printmaker), after Allart van Everdingen

Associated Names
Cornelis Ploos van Amstel

Editor, Dutch, 1726 - 1798

Cornelis Brouwer

Artist, Dutch, active second half 18th century

Allart van Everdingen

Artist After, Dutch, 1621 - 1675

The image depicts a pastoral scene with a view of a rustic village from an elevated perspective. The horizon is near the line where the church's spire meets the sky. The scene features fine brushstrokes and a monochrome color palette of various shades of brown. In the foreground, there are a barrel and wooden planks, with people and animals engaged in daily activities around thatched-roof cottages. In the background, there are ships with tall masts, large clouds, and trees.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chalk manner and aquatint with roulette and burnishing printed in red-brown ink on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Sherwood B. Smith, Jr.

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 17.5 × 28 cm (6 7/8 × 11 in.) cut within platemark

  • Accession Number

    1977.67.18

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Laurentius et al. 1980, no. 36, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Bibliography

1980

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

Inscriptions

lower left of image on rock: AVE; verso in center in brown ink: Geoffrered / aan mynen Kunstlievenden Vriend / den Heer Joh. Lublink / PvAmstel / JC; verso along bottom in brown ink: All. vEverdingen del - Ploos van Amstel JC F: 1782

Markings

verso: artist's mark (Eusman 10)

Wikidata ID

Q65567259

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