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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 shows a rustic village scene with thatched cottages, wooden buildings, a central path, a church with a steeple, a wooden barrel, a cart, logs, people, and swans in a water body. The sky has fluffy clouds and the palette is sepia-toned with warm earth tones.

Artwork Details

Date
c. 1782
Medium
aquatint with some roulette work and burnishing printed in red-brown ink on laid paper
Dimensions
5030 × 3376 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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Palette