Caption

View of the Huis Te Vraag Inn on the Sloterweg, Landscape with a farmhouse along a road beside a canal, print, printmaker: Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1652, paper, Japanese paper (handmade paper), drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, printed with light plate tone on Japanese paper, height 78 mm x width 209 mm, A horizontal etching shows a riverside scene with a thatched building partially obscured by dense trees and shrubs along the bank, reflected faintly in the water in the foreground. To the left of the building there are smaller trees and a small sailboat moored near a simple wooden structure, while to the right a dirt path runs beside the water and leads toward a distant low horizon with a cluster of faint buildings and a tall spire. The sky above is mostly empty and the image is rendered in fine dark lines and hatching on a light background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A94_100

License type

Rights managed

Available size

55.5Mb (6.4Mb) / 23.2in x 9.3in / 6958 x 2787 (300dpi)

Keywords

View Huis Te Vraag Inn Sloterweg Landscape farmhouse road beside canal print printmaker Rembrandt van Rijn c 1652 paper Japanese paper handmade paper drypoint intaglio printmaking technique printed light plate tone height 78 mm x width 209 mm horizontal etching riverside scene thatched building partially obscured dense trees shrubs bank reflected faintly water foreground left smaller trees small sailboat moored near simple wooden structure right dirt path runs beside leads distant low horizon cluster faint buildings tall spire sky mostly empty image rendered fine dark lines hatching light background