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Village with Pond

Cornelis Ploos van Amstel (editor) and Cornelis Brouwer (printmaker), after Allart van Everdingen

National Gallery of Art

The image depicts a rural village seen from above, including a church steeple, a pond with ducks, villagers near buildings, a horse-drawn cart, boats in a canal, and distant structures and trees. It is an etching in sepia tones, giving it a historical look.

Artwork Details

Date
c. 1782
Medium
aquatint with some roulette work and burnishing printed in black ink on laid paper
Dimensions
4993 × 3373 px
Public Domain
Yes
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