The Sluice
Medium
etching and engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 9.5 x 15.5 cm (3 3/4 x 6 1/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen
Accession Number
2012.92.50
Art Historical Context
Behold *The Sluice*, a delicate 17th-century print crafted through the collaborative talents of Dutch artists Johannes Ruisscher and Anthon Waterloo, active between 1640 and1690. This etching and engraving on laid paper, measuring just 9. x 15.5 cm, captures the essence of the Dutch landscape—a sluice, or water gate, emblematic of the Netherlands' ingenious water management systems that tamed floods and sustained fertile polders during the Golden Age. Waterloo, renowned for his intricate landscape etchings, likely contributed the fluid etched lines evoking mist and foliage, while Ruisscher's ...