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The Edge of the Wood

Etcher Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian
After Jacques d'Arthois Flemish
1649
Not on view
A brook in the foreground with a wood on the bank beyond . A man with a stick and a woman with a basket on her head walk on the right.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Edge of the Wood
  • Series/Portfolio: Landscapes : Seven plates after Jacques d'Arthois (New Hollstein 996-1002)
  • Etcher: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
  • Artist: After Jacques d'Arthois (Flemish, 1613–ca. 1686)
  • Date: 1649
  • Medium: Etching; second state of three
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 5 7/8 × 8 3/16 in. (14.9 × 20.8 cm)
    cut within the plate
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1920
  • Object Number: 20.81.2.160
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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