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A black and white print depicts an extensive open countryside with mountains, trees, animals, and people walking on trails.

A black and white print depicts a large landscape in a countryside. On the background several mountains are shown. Trees are situated crossing the fields from side to side in the middle of the print. On the far left, two adult figures are standing next to a sowing field that is partially surrounded by a fence. Next to it, to the right, a couple is seen walking on a dirt road towards the mountains. A man carrying a squared bag pack and a dog are placed in the middle of the image. On the right side of the print cows are grazing on a field. A person is being hanged in the far-right side.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
M24764
People
Esaias van de Velde, Dutch (Amsterdam, Netherlands 1587 - 1630 The Hague, Netherlands)
Title
Landscape with Gallows
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
17th century
Culture
Dutch
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/237304

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Etching
Dimensions
plate: 8.8 x 17.4 cm (3 7/16 x 6 7/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • collector's mark: lower left, purple stamp: shield with flower [Lugt 2749, mark of Hans Freiherr von und zu Aufsess]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Hans Freiherr von und zu Aufsess, Aufsess and Nuremburg (Lugt 2749). Light-Outerbridge Collection, sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2000

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
i/iii
Standard Reference Number
H. 26, K. E18

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Light-Outerbridge Collection, Acquisition Fund for Prints
Accession Year
2000
Object Number
M24764
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Joseph Koerner and Michael Zell, Lifeworld: Portrait and Landscape in Netherlandish Prints, 1550-1650, brochure, Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 1999), checklist (unnumbered)

Exhibition History

  • Lifeworld: Portrait and Landscape in Netherlandish Prints, 1550-1650, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 10/30/1999 - 01/23/2000
  • 17th Century Landscape Prints, Collegiate School, New York, 01/16/2004 - 01/30/2004

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