The Landing of the Dutch Expedition Party in New York
1651 to 1700
Medium
pen and brown and black ink with brown wash on laid paper
Dimensions
overall (approximate): 18 x 28.8 cm (7 1/16 x 11 5/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1964.8.1051
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Hubert François Gravelot · 1699–1773
Hubert-François Bourguignon, known as Gravelot (1699–1773), was a leading French Rococo engraver, illustrator, and designer whose elegant draftsmanship bridged the artistic worlds of France and England. Born in Paris to a tailor, he adopted his pseudonym from a godfather and grew up alongside his elder brother, the geographer Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville. After neglecting studies at the Col...