Mountain Valley with a Winding River

Hercules Segers, c. 1622 - c. 1625

For this print Segers once again used the lift-ground technique, in which the representation is drawn directly on the etching plate with a solution of sugar and ink. As a result the etching resembles a pen drawing. Its first owner noted on the back that he had looked at the sheet together with Segers.

  • Artwork typeprint
  • Object numberRP-P-H-OB-831
  • Dimensionsheight 176 mm x width 213 mm (trimmed within the printed surface, mainly at top where part of the image has been lost)
  • Physical characteristicslift-ground line etching printed in black on paper

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Mountain Valley with a Winding River

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-P-H-OB-831

  • Description

    Meanderende rivier in bergachtig landschap met sporadische bebouwing.

  • Part of catalogue

  • Catalogue reference

    • Leeflang 14-1(2)a
    • Hollstein Dutch 14-1(2)a
    • Haverkamp-Begemann 14-1(2)a

Creation

  • Creation

    • printmaker: Hercules Segers, Amsterdam (possibly)
    • after design by Hercules Segers

  • Dating

    c. 1622 - c. 1625

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    lift-ground line etching printed in black on paper

  • Dimensions

    height 176 mm x width 213 mm (trimmed within the printed surface, mainly at top where part of the image has been lost)

This work is about

  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the City of Amsterdam

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; anonymous owner, Amsterdam, probably before 1632; 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, since 1885

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