The Horseman

Etcher Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian
After Jan Wildens Flemish
Publisher Cornelis Galle II Flemish
1650
Not on view
A horseman galloping to right along a country road; chapel flanked by farm houses on the bank of a river or lake at left; church, houses, windmills and spires seen on the wooded bank in background.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Horseman
  • Series/Portfolio: Landscapes : Six plates
  • Etcher: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
  • Artist: After Jan Wildens (Flemish, 1586–1653)
  • Publisher: Cornelis Galle II (Flemish, Antwerp 1615–1678 Antwerp)
  • Date: 1650
  • Medium: Etching; third state of four
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 5 1/2 × 8 1/2 in. (14 × 21.6 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.3.3310
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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