Description
A pastoral scene featuring a gently flowing riverbank, trees, figures engaged in conversation, and a horseman in the distance. The setting emphasizes natural beauty and rural simplicity, typical of Hansen’s 18th-19th century Dutch landscape etchings.
Made by Carel Lodewijk Hansen after own design.
Medium: Etching on wove (vellin) paper.
Sheet size: 22.5 x 14.1 cm (8.86 x 5.55 inch). Image size: 22 x 14 cm. (8.66 x 5.51 inch).
Condition: very good, given age. Light foxing, creasing and soiling. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
ROLDE, DRENTHE, PASTORAL SCENE, DUTCH LANDSCAPE, 18TH-CENTURY ETCHING, CAREL LODEWIJK HANSEN, RURAL SETTING, HORSEMAN, RIVERBANK, NATURAL SCENERY, DUTCH PRINTMAKER | PCO-EXPO-11
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Referenced in “De levens en werken der Hollandsche en Vlaamsche kunstschilders” and “Le peintre-graveur hollandais et belge du 19me siecle.”.
Reference: Hippert&Linnig 7.
Biography engraver: Carel Lodewijk Hansen (active circa 1780?1840) was a Dutch printmaker known for his etchings of rural and pastoral scenes, showcasing Dutch landscapes with a focus on natural beauty and everyday life.
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