Village with Pond

c. 1782

Cornelis Ploos van Amstel (editor) and Cornelis Brouwer (printmaker), after Allart van Everdingen

Associated Names
Cornelis Ploos van Amstel

Editor, Dutch, 1726 - 1798

Cornelis Brouwer

Artist, Dutch, active second half 18th century

Allart van Everdingen

Artist After, Dutch, 1621 - 1675

The image displays a rustic scene with a view over a small village area. A church with a distinct steeple is seen amongst trees and houses in the center of the image. The sky is filled with clouds creating a pattern in the background. The brushstrokes are delicate and detailed, focusing on trees and architecture. The color palette is predominantly sepia-toned with various shades of brown. Figures engaged in daily activities, horses, carts, and rural life elements are visible. In the distance, aside from the church, there are masts of ships hinting at a nearby waterway or harbor.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    aquatint with some roulette work and burnishing printed in red-brown ink on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 17.4 × 28 cm (6 7/8 × 11 in.) cut within platemark

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7018

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Laurentius et al. 1980, no. 36

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1980

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

Wikidata ID

Q65019348

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