Caption

Landscape with a Fisherman ('The Milkman'), View of the Diemerdijk with a milkman and cottages, print, inscription: 't', printmaker: Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1650, paper, etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, etching and drypoint with light plate tone, height 65 mm x width 174 mm, A wide monochrome landscape etching showing a riverside scene with dense trees and shrubs clustered near the center and left, a thatched building partially visible behind foliage on the left, and a small boat pulled up at the water's edge. A narrow winding path or embankment runs from right toward the middle ground, bordered by tufts of grass and low vegetation. In the distance on the right, faint outlines of ships and masts appear on the horizon. On the far right foreground, a figure wearing a broad hat carries two buckets suspended from a shoulder pole and stands near a dog or small animal. The overall image has fine crosshatching and delicate linear textures throughout.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A94_086

License type

Rights managed

Available size

56.0Mb (7.1Mb) / 23.2in x 9.4in / 6962 x 2811 (300dpi)

Keywords

Landscape Fisherman Milkman View Diemerdijk milkman cottages print inscription t printmaker Rembrandt van Rijn c 1650 paper etching drypoint intaglio printmaking technique light plate tone height 65 mm x width 174 mm wide monochrome landscape showing riverside scene dense trees shrubs clustered near center left thatched building partially visible foliage small boat pulled up water's edge narrow winding path embankment runs right middle ground bordered tufts grass low vegetation distance faint outlines ships masts horizon far right foreground figure wearing broad hat carries two buckets suspended shoulder pole stands near dog small animal image fine crosshatching delicate linear textures