Caption

Landscape with view of Hoch-Elten, print, printmaker: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, Berlin, after drawing by Rembrandt van Rijn, after drawing by Pieter de With, 1759, paper, print drawing, etching, aquatint, intaglio printmaking technique, etching and aquatint with plate tone, height 208 mm x width 327 mm, landscapes, North Rhine-Westphalia, Elten, Hoch-Elten, St. Vitus Church (Hoch-Elten), A monochrome landscape drawing showing a hillside covered with clusters of trees and shrubs sloping down toward a flat plain, with textured sky and clouds above. On the hilltop at the right edge there is a group of buildings including a church with a tall steeple and adjacent houses, all drawn with fine line work. The foreground contains dense foliage and winding paths, while the midground shows rows of fields and low vegetation extending toward the distant horizon. The overall image is rendered in subdued tones with visible pencil or etching lines and shading.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A83_421

License type

Rights managed

Available size

45.9Mb (9.4Mb) / 17.9in x 10.0in / 5355 x 2993 (300dpi)

Keywords

Landscape view Hoch-Elten print printmaker Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki Berlin drawing Rembrandt van Rijn Pieter de 1759 paper print drawing etching aquatint intaglio printmaking technique plate tone height 208 mm x width 327 mm landscapes North Rhine-Westphalia Elten St Vitus Church monochrome landscape showing hillside covered clusters trees shrubs sloping down flat plain textured sky clouds hilltop right edge group buildings church tall steeple adjacent houses drawn fine line work foreground contains dense foliage winding paths midground rows fields low vegetation extending distant horizon image rendered subdued tones visible pencil etching lines shading