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Landscape with Trees and Figures

Former Attribution Formerly attributed to Anonymous, Dutch, 17th century Dutch
Former Attribution Formerly attributed to Karl Blechen German
1600–1665
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Landscape with Trees and Figures
  • Artist: Herman van Swanevelt (Dutch, Woerden (?) ca. 1603–1655 Paris)
  • Former Attribution: Formerly attributed to Anonymous, Dutch, 17th century
  • Former Attribution: Formerly attributed to Karl Blechen (German, Cottbus 1798–1840 Berlin)
  • Date: 1600–1665
  • Medium: Brush and brown wash, over black chalk; framing lines in pen and brown ink
  • Dimensions: sheet: 7 1/4 x 10 in. (18.4 x 25.4 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Frits and Rita Markus Fund, 2010
  • Object Number: 2010.43
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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