Ruins of the Abbey of Rijnsburg, Small Version

Hercules Segers, c. 1618 - c. 1622

The loosely woven linen has absorbed the priming layer. The ink did not properly adhere to this ground, whereby the impression is incomplete.

  • Artwork typeprint
  • Object numberRP-P-H-OB-861
  • Dimensionsheight 94 mm x width 162 mm (trimmed within the printed surface, except at top)
  • Physical characteristicsline etching, printed in black on linen prepared with a grey, lead-based ground

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Ruins of the Abbey of Rijnsburg, Small Version
    • Ruins of the Abbey of Rijnsburg from the South: Small Version

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-P-H-OB-861

  • Description

    Kleine versie van de ruïne van de abdij van Rijnsburg.

  • Part of catalogue

  • Catalogue reference

    • Haverkamp-Begemann 47-1(2)b
    • Leeflang 47-1(2)b
    • Hollstein Dutch 47-1(2)b

Creation

  • Creation

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

  • Dating

    c. 1618 - c. 1622

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    line etching, printed in black on linen prepared with a grey, lead-based ground

  • Dimensions

    height 94 mm x width 162 mm (trimmed within the printed surface, except at top)

This work is about

  • Subject

  • Place

Acquisition and rights

  • 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

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