Uytrecht Herstelt (The Recapture of Utrecht, 1673)
Romeyn de Hooghe
1674
Medium
etching with engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 40.6 x 51.7 cm (16 x 20 3/8 in.) sheet: 41.2 x 52.1 cm (16 1/4 x 20 1/2 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Accession Number
2005.135.1
About the Artist
Romeyn de Hooghe · 1645–1708
Romeyn de Hooghe (1645-1708) was a Dutch Baroque engraver, draughtsman, and political satirist who became the most prolific and versatile graphic artist of the Dutch Republic in the late seventeenth century. Born in Amsterdam, he rose to become one of early modern Europe's most important printmakers and a pioneering master of political satire. De Hooghe's significance extends far beyond his techn...