The Three Windmills (Les Trois Moulins) after a painting in the collection of the Duc de Praslin
Medium
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 6 7/8 x 8 7/16 in. (17.4 x 21.4 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
Accession Number
49.95.1447
Tags
Art Historical Context
**The Three Windmills (Les Trois Moulins)** a delicate etching and engraving from 1772, created Balthasar Anton D and Jacques Philippe Le Bas a faithful reproduction of a painting by the renowned Flemish master Jan Brueghel the (1568–1625). Housed originally in the esteemed collection of the Duc de Praslin, a prominent French nobleman, Brueghel's original captures a bucolic Dutch landscape alive with three towering windmills, industrious men, and sturdy horses at labor. This print, measuring just 6 7/8 x 8 7/16 inches, preserves the intricate details of Brueghel's style—part of the Baroque tra...
About the Artist
Balthasar Anton Dunker|Jacques Philippe Le Bas|Jan Brueghel the Elder
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