Roerort

c. 1632

Wenceslaus Hollar

Associated Names
Wenceslaus Hollar

Artist, Bohemian, 1607 - 1677

The etching features a landscape with a castle-like structure to the left, labeled "Roerort." The style is defined by fine line work with hatching for texture. The color palette is primarily dark lines on a light background. A boat is depicted on the right side, with detailed ropes. The background shows trees and small structures across the horizon line.

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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): 4.8 x 16.9 cm (1 7/8 x 6 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.163.5

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 473, State ii/iii

  • 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. 473, state ii/iii.

Inscriptions

lower center in plate: Roorort Ÿ Roer Flu.; lower left in plate: Rhenus flu; by later hand, lower left in plate: 8; by later hand, lcV//in graphite: 30 (162) 770

Wikidata ID

Q74894619

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