View of Amersfoort

line etching and drypoint in blue, on a blue-grey ground, unique impression, c. 1625-1630

Characteristic for this print is the tremendous sense of space, in which the city is virtually subsumed in the natural surroundings. Interestingly Segers took the trouble to transfer the city profile to the etching plate in reverse. The impression thus shows the buildings in the correct direction.

  • Artwork typeprint
  • Object numberRP-P-OB-845
  • Dimensionsheight 86 mm x width 301 mm
  • Physical characteristicslijnets en droge naald, patroon van scheurtjes in de lucht vanwege uitbijten in etsgrond, gedrukt in blauw op papier geprepareerd met een blauwgrijze, loodhoudende grondering