Kampen
1642–44
Medium
Etching; second state of two
Dimensions
Sheet: 1 7/8 × 6 7/16 in. (4.7 × 16.4 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Robert Hartshorne, 1918
Accession Number
18.48.1-10
Tags
Art Historical Context
Wenceslaus Hollar's *Kampen* (1642–44) captures a panoramic view of the Dutch town of Kampen, along the IJssel River This intimate etching, measuring just 1 7/8 × 6 7/16 inches, showcases Hollar's mastery as a Bohemian-born printmaker who fled religious strife in Europe to work in Antwerp and London. Amid the turmoil of the Thirty Years' War and emerging Dutch Golden Age, Hollar documented urban scenes with exquisite precision, blending architecture, waterways, and bustling human figures to evoke daily life. Rendered in etching—the second state of two—this print highlights Hollar's virtuoso t...
About the Artist
Wenceslaus Hollar · 1607–1677
Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-1677) was a prolific Bohemian etcher who became one of the most accomplished printmakers of the seventeenth century. Born in Prague, he trained under Matthäus Merian in Frankfurt before entering the service of Thomas Howard, Earl of Arundel, in 1636. Hollar spent most of his career in England, where he produced approximately 2,740 etchings documenting an extraordinary range...