Two men standing ankle-deep in a body of water with a rocky outcrop behind them, to the left a rocky bank, trees and a hilltop beyond
Karel Dujardin
1658
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
plate: 5 3/16 x 6 1/4 in. (13.2 x 15.8 cm) sheet: 6 1/16 x 7 5/16 in. (15.4 x 18.6 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Accession Number
2012.136.348
Tags
Landscapes
About the Artist
Karel Dujardin · 1626–1678
Karel Dujardin, born in Amsterdam on September 27, 1626, was the son of the little-known painter Guilliam du Gardin. His early training came under the guidance of Nicolaes Berchem, a master whose influence is evident in Dujardin's animal and landscape depictions, while he was also inspired by the works of Paulus Potter. As a young artist, Dujardin traveled to Italy, where he immersed himself in th...