The Church by the Water

Etcher Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian
1652–77
Not on view
View from a river bank, with an angler and a couple in forergound at right, church and other buildings on the opposite bank, and tall building in the water at left; after Marcus Gheeraerts

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  • Title: The Church by the Water
  • Etcher: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
  • Artist: After Marcus Gheeraerts the Elder (Flemish, Bruges ca. 1520–ca. 1590 London (?) (active England))
  • Date: 1652–77
  • Medium: Etching; only state
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 2 1/4 × 5 1/4 in. (5.7 × 13.4 cm) cut within platemark
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1920
  • Object Number: 20.81.2.85
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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