Two Men Beside a Wood

Etcher Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian
After Jacques d'Arthois Flemish
Publisher Cornelis Galle II Flemish
1652
Not on view
A wood on the left with a road on which two men are walking, one with a stick over his shoulder. On the right a view across a river with a church set among the trees.

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Object Information
  • Title: Two Men Beside a Wood
  • Series/Portfolio: Landscapes : Six plates (New Hollstein 1107-1112)
  • Etcher: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
  • Artist: After Jacques d'Arthois (Flemish, 1613–ca. 1686)
  • Publisher: Cornelis Galle II (Flemish, Antwerp 1615–1678 Antwerp)
  • Date: 1652
  • Medium: Etching; first state of two
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 5 7/8 × 8 13/16 in. (14.9 × 22.4 cm)
    cut on the platemark at top and sides; thread margin at bottom
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1920
  • Object Number: 20.81.2.159
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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