5/12
Medium
etching
Dimensions
154; 122
About this artwork
height 154 mm x width 122 mm
Art Historical Context
Welcome to our virtual gallery, where we explore the intricate world of 18th-century Dutch printmaking. "5/12" is an etching by Gerrit Growegen, created in 1787. Measuring a modest 154 mm high by 122 mm wide (roughly 6 x 4.8 inches), this small-scale work is the fifth in what appears to be a series twelve prints, a common format for topographic artists of the era who produced collectible sets of views. Groenewegen, a Dutch draftsman and etcher active in Amsterdam during the late Enlightenment, specialized in detailed urban and landscape scenes. Etching, his chosen medium, involved drawing aci...
About the Artist
Gerrit Groenewegen · 1754–1826
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