Rudesheim

c. 1632/1636

Wenceslaus Hollar

Associated Names
Wenceslaus Hollar

Artist, Bohemian, 1607 - 1677

The engraving depicts a view from the side of a river, with a sailboat docked on the left side. The cityscape labeled "Rüdesheim im Rheingau" is detailed, with buildings, distinct roofs, and two towers near the riverside. The river flows past the town in the background. The artwork features delicate linework with linear hatching and crosshatching, creating a textured depiction in shades of black and cream, typical of engravings.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Collection of Dr. and Mrs. George Benjamin Green

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within plate mark): 4.7 x 16.9 cm (1 7/8 x 6 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.163.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 468, State ii/ii

  • Series Title

    Views of Germany

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dr. and Mrs. George Benjamin Green, Virginia; gift to NGA, 1991.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1982

  • Pennington, Richard. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Etched Work of Wenceslaus Hollar 1607-1677. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1982.

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Wenceslaus Hollar, Simon Turner, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 468, state ii/ii.

Inscriptions

center left in plate: Ruddesheim im Reinckaw; lower right in plate: Rhenus flu; by later hand, lower left in plate: 3; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: 30 (156) 765

Wikidata ID

Q74894570

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