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The Enclosed Valley
Hercules Segers, c. 1625 - c. 1630
When this etching was still wet, Segers covered it with a piece of cloth. He pulled both through the press to make a so-called counterproof. This counterproof on cloth was not preserved. The ‘blind print’, that is the imprint of the fabric in the paper, however, can be discerned in the etching.
- Artwork typeprint
- Object numberRP-P-H-OB-813
- Dimensionsheight 105 mm x width 187 mm (trimmed within the printed surface, except at top)
- Physical characteristicsline etching and drypoint, printed in brown on paper prepared with a light brown ground, blind embossment of cloth pattern across entire sheet, probably from making a counterproof on linen or cotton