Landscape with a Peasant Carrying Firewood
Ernst Willem Jan Bagelaar
c. 1800
Medium
etching on blue laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 16.9 x 21.1 cm (6 5/8 x 8 5/16 in.) sheet: 19 x 23.2 cm (7 1/2 x 9 1/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Miriam Jacobson Memorial Fund
Accession Number
1996.50.2
About the Artist
Ernst Willem Jan Bagelaar · 1775–1837
Ernst Willem Jan Bagelaar (1775–1837) was a Dutch military officer and artist whose dual career exemplified the accomplished amateur tradition in European art. Born on September 16, 1775, in Eindhoven, Bagelaar first entered military service, eventually reaching the rank of colonel (overste), but early developed a strong interest in the fine arts. Though largely self-taught in etching, he acquired...