A Road Bordered by Trees, a City in the Background

Hercules Segers, c. 1622 - c. 1625

Besides black (RP-P-H-OB-801), Segers also printed this vivid etching in a subtle light grey – this impression – and green (RP-P-H-OB-802).

Artwork typeprint
Object numberRP-P-H-OB-803
Dimensionsheight 134 mm x width 99 mm (trimmed within the printed surface)
Physical characteristicslift-ground etching, traces of groove from cutting plate, small dots in sky and bitten edge around spot at top right caused by foul biting in ground, printed in grey on cream-coloured paper, covered with thin layer of glossy varnish, except at top right; brown framing line in pen, which has partially been cut

Identification

Title(s)
A Road Bordered by Trees, a City in the Background
Object type
Object number
RP-P-H-OB-803
Description
Pad langs bosrand. In de verte een stad met twee kerktorens, dit zou Amersfoort kunnen zijn.
Part of catalogue
Catalogue reference
- Leeflang 26-c
- Hollstein Dutch 26-c
- Haverkamp-Begemann 26-c

Creation
- printmaker: Hercules Segers, Amsterdam (possibly)
- after design by Hercules Segers
Dating
c. 1622 - c. 1625
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Physical description
lift-ground etching, traces of groove from cutting plate, small dots in sky and bitten edge around spot at top right caused by foul biting in ground, printed in grey on cream-coloured paper, covered with thin layer of glossy varnish, except at top right; brown framing line in pen, which has partially been cut
Dimensions
height 134 mm x width 99 mm (trimmed within the printed surface)

Credit line
On loan from the City of Amsterdam
Copyright
Public domain
Provenance
…; collection Michiel Hinloopen (1619-1708), Amsterdam;{According to L. 11.} by whom bequeathed to the City of Amsterdam (L. 11), 1708; from which on loan to the museum (L. 2228a), since 1885