Frontispiece with stepped fountain; a stone wall with water spout pouring water into a rectilinear basin, from which a second spout pours water into a smaller rectilinear basin, flanked by tree branches
Karel Dujardin
1652
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 6 1/8 x 5 1/2 in. (15.5 x 14 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Accession Number
2012.136.693
Tags
Fountains
About the Artist
Karel Dujardin · 1626–1678
Karel Dujardin, born in Amsterdam on September 27, 1626, was the son of the little-known painter Guilliam du Gardin. His early training came under the guidance of Nicolaes Berchem, a master whose influence is evident in Dujardin's animal and landscape depictions, while he was also inspired by the works of Paulus Potter. As a young artist, Dujardin traveled to Italy, where he immersed himself in th...