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A Mountainous Landscape with Travellers on a Road

Jan van Aken

ca. 1650–55

Medium

Black chalk, pen and brown ink, with brush and gray wash; framing lines in black chalk and gray ink

Tags

Human FiguresHorsesMountainsLandscapesTrees

Dimensions

11 7/16 x 12 1/16 in. (29.1 x 30.6 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Frits and Rita Markus Fund, 2000

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Rights

Public Domain

About Jan van Aken

1614–1661 • Dutch Republic

Little is known of his life. A painter of landscapes and animals, he was influenced by Italianate landscape artists such as Swanevelt. Etchings by van Aken of views of the Rhine, and a series of studies of horses in attractive landscapes, are extant. He also produced engravings after Hermann Saftleven. Comment on works: Painter; Landscapes; Animals; Religious; Draftsman

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