The Enclosed Valley

Hercules Segers, c. 1625 - c. 1630

Clearly visible in this impression are the areas of shadow Segers added by scratching directly in the etching plate with a sharp needle. This ‘drypoint technique’ had never before been used to create tone.

  • Artwork typeprint
  • Object numberRP-P-H-OB-812
  • Dimensionsheight 104 mm x width 183 mm (trimmed within the printed surface, except at top)
  • Physical characteristicsline etching and drypoint, printed in blue on linen prepared with a yellow, lead-based ground; framing line in brown ink

Identification

  • Title(s)

    The Enclosed Valley

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-P-H-OB-812

  • Part of catalogue

  • Catalogue reference

    • Leeflang 13-2(4)l
    • Haverkamp-Begemann 13-3(4)o
    • Hollstein Dutch 13-3(4)o

Creation

  • Creation

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

  • Dating

    c. 1625 - c. 1630

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    line etching and drypoint, printed in blue on linen prepared with a yellow, lead-based ground; framing line in brown ink

  • Dimensions

    height 104 mm x width 183 mm (trimmed within the printed surface, except at top)

This work is about

  • Subject

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, since 1885

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