Landschap met bomen en grote steen
Medium
etching
Dimensions
93; 123
About this artwork
Coll. de la Faille
Art Historical Context
**Landschap met bomen grote steen (Landscape with Trees and Large)** Created in 1819 by Dutch artist Ernst Willem Jan Bag, this intimate etching captures a serene natural scene featuring trees and a prominent boulder. Measuring just 93 mm high by 123 mm wide, its compact scale invites close contemplation, evoking the Romantic era's fascination with nature's quiet drama and sublime forms. Bagelaar, working in the early 19th century, to the enduring Dutch tradition of landscape depiction, where everyday vistas gained poetic depth. Etching, the medium here, involves incising lines into a metal...
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...