The Swan's Inn, plate 6 from "Regiunculae et Villae Aliquot Ducatus Brabantiae"
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 4 1/8 × 6 3/16 in. (10.5 × 15.7 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1933
Accession Number
33.52.10
Tags
Art Historical Context
This charming etching, *The Swan's Inn*, was created around 1610 by Claes Jansz. Visscher after designs by the anonymous Master of the Small Landscapes. It forms plate 6 in the series *Regiunculae et Villae Aliquot Ducatus Brabantiae*, a collection of views celebrating the rural scenery of the Duchy of Brabant. Measuring just over four by six inches, the print exemplifies the intimate scale and detailed observation that made such landscape etchings popular among 17th-century collectors. Etching allowed artists to capture the textures of thatched roofs, leafy trees, and winding paths with rema...
About the Artist
The Master of the Small Landscapes|Claes Jansz. Visscher|Claes Jansz. Visscher (Dutch|Dutch|Netherlandish) · 1586 |1586 |1500 –1652 |1652 |1600
Dutch, Amsterdam 1586–1652 Amsterdam|Dutch, Amsterdam 1586–1652 Amsterdam|Netherlandish, 16th century