A Farmyard
Medium
etching
Dimensions
plate: 10.4 x 15.8 cm (4 1/8 x 6 1/4 in.) sheet: 18.4 x 25 cm (7 1/4 x 9 13/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Andrew W. Mellon Fund
Accession Number
1975.59.5
Art Historical Context
**A Farmyard** (published 1612) is a delicate etching that captures the humble rhythms of rural life in the early modern Netherlands. Created by Claes Jansz Vcher after designs by Johannes van Doetechum the Elder, Lucas van Doetech, and the anonymous Master of the Small Landscapes, print belongs to a celebrated 16th-century series of landscapes. Measuring just 10.4 x 15.8 cm on the plate, its intimate scale invites close viewing, revealing intricate details of thatched roofs, bustling farm animals, and workers tending the land. The Master of the Small Landscapes pioneered this genre around 15...