Rothendael Abbey

Publisher Pieter van Avont Flemish
1648
Not on view
Rothendael Abbey seen across a lake surrounded by trees, with two swans on the water. Two clerics walk along a path at left, and the abbey is seen in the distance near a river.

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Object Information
  • Title: Rothendael Abbey
  • Artist: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
  • Publisher: Pieter van Avont (Flemish, 1599–1652)
  • Date: 1648
  • Medium: Etching; first state of three
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 5 13/16 × 8 5/16 in. (14.7 × 21.1 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
  • Object Number: 51.501.1362
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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