Farms
published in or before 1676
Medium
etching retouched with engraving
Dimensions
plate: 13 x 19 cm (5 1/8 x 7 1/2 in.) sheet: 17.5 x 24.1 cm (6 7/8 x 9 1/2 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Accession Number
1972.28.57
Art Historical Context
**Farms** is a delicate etching retouched with engraving by skilled Dutch brothers Johannes and Lucas van Dochum, created after the anonymous Master of the Small Landscapes. in or before 1676, this intimate print measures just 13 x 19 cm on the plate, rural Netherlandish farms in exquisite detail. Housed in the National Gallery Art's Prints department (acquired via the Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund), it exemplifies the 16th-century Antwerp printmaking tradition, where the van Doetechums excelled at translating drawings into reproducible art. The Master of the Small Landscapes, active around 1550–60...