Landschap met figuren bij een meertje

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Art Historical Context

Wenceslaus Hollar's *Landschap met fig bij een meertje*Landscape with Figures by a Small Lake), created between 1648 and 1650, a serene Dutch-inspired pastoral scene through the intricate medium of etching combined with drypoint. Measuring just 157mm by 217mm, this intimate print showcases Hollar's mastery in rendering delicate landscapes, with figures gathered near a tranquil pond amid rolling hills and foliage. As a Bohemian artist who spent much of his career in and the Low Countries, Hollar was renowned for his topographical precision and ability to evoke atmosphere on a small scale. Prod...

About the Artist

Wenceslaus Hollar · 1607–1677

Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-1677) was a prolific Bohemian etcher who became one of the most accomplished printmakers of the seventeenth century. Born in Prague, he trained under Matthäus Merian in Frankfurt before entering the service of Thomas Howard, Earl of Arundel, in 1636. Hollar spent most of his career in England, where he produced approximately 2,740 etchings documenting an extraordinary range...