An old church or abbey next to a stream and a country road, with people. Etching by Jan van de Velde II after E. van de Velde.
- Velde, Esaias van de, 1587-1630.
- Date:
- 1600-1699
- Reference:
- 2476801i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
A country road, with a bridge over a stream leading to a church, left. The church is old and has a roof which is partly thatched and partly tiled; the bell tower has a high steeple. Two members of a religious brotherhood are crossing the bridge. Right foreground, two smartly dressed horse-riders, with a couple of falconers and a dog. Leafy trees surround the scene
Publication/Creation
1600-1699
Physical description
1 print : etching ; image and border 18.8 x 31.3 cm
Lettering
Percurrens habitus pulchros formasq(ue) locorum, Disce minora homine haec, si se cognoverit, esse. J.V Velde fecit et excudebat
References note
F.W.H. Hollstein, Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts: Jan van de Velde II to Dirk Vellert, p. 100, no. 320
Reference
Wellcome Collection 2476801i
Creator/production credits
Attribution to Esaias van de Velde from the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam online catalogue (2015)
Type/Technique
Languages
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores