The Stone Bridge

1649
Not on view
Landscape; herdsman with cattle by a river at the foot of a rocky hill at left, bridge nearby; after Jacob Pynas.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Stone Bridge
  • Etcher: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
  • Artist: After Jacob Pynas (Dutch, Amsterdam 1592/93–after 1650 Amsterdam (?))
  • Artist: Formerly attribued to Adam Elsheimer (German, Frankfurt 1578–1610 Rome)
  • Publisher: Frans van den Wyngaerde (Flemish, Antwerp 1614–1679 Antwerp)
  • Date: 1649
  • Medium: Etching; second state of two
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 7 15/16 × 10 5/8 in. (20.1 × 27 cm)
    cut within platemark
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.50.17-374
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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