The Straight Canal

Etcher Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian
after Jan Brueghel the Elder Netherlandish
1650
Not on view
Villagers walking and conversing on the left bank of a canal among carts and horses, others seated under a tree and working near cottages

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  • Title: The Straight Canal
  • Etcher: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
  • Artist: after Jan Brueghel the Elder (Netherlandish, Brussels 1568–1625 Antwerp)
  • Date: 1650
  • Medium: Etching and drypoint, only state
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 7 1/16 × 9 1/8 in. (17.9 × 23.2 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
  • Object Number: 49.95.1444
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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