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The Entrance Gate of the Ruins of Brederode Castle
Hercules Segers, c. 1618 - c. 1622
Segers depicted Brederode Castle’s east gate meticulously and close-up. He accentuated various architectural elements with light and dark grey paint and the highlights with yellowish white oil paint.
- Artwork typeprint
- Object numberRP-P-H-OB-856
- Dimensionsheight 185 mm x width 123 mm (trimmed within the printed surface on left and at bottom only)
- Physical characteristicsline etching, counterproof (probably), printed in black on linen prepared with a grey, lead-based ground, highlighted with yellowish-white oil paint, coloured with transparent paint in light and dark grey