A Man and His Dog Resting by a Great Tree

c. 1635

Frederick Bloemaert after Abraham Bloemaert

Associated Names
Frederick Bloemaert

Artist, Dutch, 1610 or after - 1669 or after

Abraham Bloemaert

Artist After, Dutch, 1566 - 1651

The image features a large, ancient tree with gnarled trunk and sprawling branches. The view appears to be at eye level with the base of the tree, showing detailed texture of bark and leaves. The horizon is barely visible beyond the tree's canopy. The illustration style is fine pen and ink with cross-hatching for texture. The color palette is monochromatic with varying densities of black ink on cream-colored paper. A person in a wide-brimmed hat and a dog are seated close to the tree, resting in its shade.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Walker

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within plate mark): 16.7 x 21.1 cm (6 9/16 x 8 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1978.85.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 289; Roethlisberger 473

  • Series Title

    The Large Landscape Series [plate 11]

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

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

Inscriptions

recto: in plate, at lower left: "11"; verso: at lower left, in graphite, in later hand: BLOEMAERT / [indecipherable number]

Markings

none

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q65568491

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