Strasbourg: The Toll House

1635

Wenceslaus Hollar

Associated Names
Wenceslaus Hollar

Artist, Bohemian, 1607 - 1677

The image depicts a scenic view from a slightly elevated perspective. The horizon is positioned above the center, with a line of trees and small distant figures along a river creating a division between land and sky. Small boats can be seen among the trees on the water. The illustration features precise and delicate linear brushstrokes, providing texture to the landscape and the sky. The color palette is monochromatic, using shades of black and gray with lighter areas for contrast. The terrain is intricately detailed with ridges and small lines suggesting grass or brush. The clouds are depicted with swirling linear strokes, adding elegance to the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4914

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 120, State only


Artwork history & notes

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. 120, state only.

Wikidata ID

Q64962404

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