River with Town

1775

Cornelis Ploos van Amstel (editor) and Bernhard Schreuder (printmaker), after Pieter Coopse

Associated Names
Cornelis Ploos van Amstel

Editor, Dutch, 1726 - 1798

Bernhard Schreuder

Artist, Dutch, died 1780

Pieter Coopse

Artist After, Dutch, active 1672 - 1677 or after

The image depicts boats on a calm body of water. The viewpoint is from water level, showing a townscape with various buildings, rooftops, and steeples against a softly textured sky. The style is detailed with subtle shading for depth. The color palette is monochromatic with grayscale tones. A small boat with a figure is in the foreground, with larger sailboats anchored further back. The shoreline forms a line on the horizon, and the water reflects the structures and sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and roulette with burnishing printed in black ink on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 11 × 22 cm (4 5/16 × 8 11/16 in.) cut within platemark

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7003

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Laurentius et al. 1980, no. 24, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1945

  • Color Prints and Color Printing: Original Works by Old and Modern Masters, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1945.

Bibliography

1980

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

Inscriptions

lower right in image: P Coopse F

Wikidata ID

Q65019297

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