Print Description
This view captures an expansive pastoral scene. In the immediate foreground, two figures are seen from behind, one carrying a tool, perhaps a staff or hoe, as they stand on a rocky outcrop shaded by trees. The middle ground features a series of fields, dotted with trees and small structures, leading to a river that winds through the landscape.
Made by Matthaus Merian the Elder after own design.
Medium: Etching on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 17 x 13 cm (6.69 x 5.12 inch). Image size: 15 x 11 cm. (5.91 x 4.33 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Losely attached to a carrier sheet. A few small stains. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
LANDSCAPE-TOPOGRAPHIC-RURAL-VIEW-BRIDGE-CHURCH-FARMLAND | PCO-C21-41
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Source: unknown, to be determined.
Biography engraver: Matthaus Merian der altere (or “Matthew”, “the Elder”, or “Sr.”; 1593-1650) was a Swiss-born engraver who worked in Frankfurt, Germany for most of his career, where he also ran a publishing house. He was a member of the patrician Basel Merian family.
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