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Object Type
print
Museum number
Q,5.61
Title
Series:
Landscapes
Description
The three windmills; two windmills and cottages on the banks of river on l, windmill with village and church beyond on r; rowing boats and men carrying sacks and loading two barges moored in the foreground; after Jan Brueghel the elder; first state, before date erased and publisher's name altered. 1651 Etching
Producer name
Print made by:
Wenceslaus Hollar
After:
Jan Breughel the Elder
Published by:
Jan Meyssens
School/style
British
Bohemian
Flemish
Production date
1651
Materials
paper
Technique
etching
Dimensions
Height:
144 millimetres
Width:
217 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
For a drawing showing the same composition in reverse, see 1921,0129.1. It is not clear if this is the preparatory study for the print. See Comment of 1856,0607.30 for information about the series.
Bibliographic references
New Hollstein (German) / The New Hollstein: German engravings, etchings and woodcuts 1400-1700
(1109.I)
(Hollar)
Pennington 1982 / A descriptive catalogue of the etched work of Wenceslaus Hollar
(1216.I)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
windmill
Acquisition name
Bequeathed by:
Sir Hans Sloane
(With Philipe's blindstamp and initials)
Acquisition date
1753
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
Q,5.61