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