Solicitudo Rustica (Rustic Concerns)
Medium
etching and engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet (trimmed within plate): 30.7 × 43 cm (12 1/16 × 16 15/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1963.11.58
About the Artist
Johannes and Lucas van Doetechum after Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Johannes van Doetechum the Elder (c. 1528/1532–1605) and his brother Lucas van Doetechum (active 1554–1572, died before 1589) were pioneering Netherlandish engravers based in Antwerp, renowned for their collaborative reproductive prints that faithfully captured the inventive designs of leading artists. Born in Deventer, the brothers honed their craft in the bustling Antwerp print workshops, workin...