Three Large Trees on a Hill, plate five from Set of Landscapes

Description

The Dutch draftsman, painter, printmaker, and carpet dealer Herman Naiwincx gained success by depicting rural landscapes, a common theme among 17th-century Dutch artists. These prints by Naiwincx from the series Set of Landscapes are pure landscapes, completely without human figures.

Three Large Trees on a Hill, plate five from Set of Landscapes

Herman Naijwincx

1640/51

Accession Number

127638

Medium

Etching on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

Image: 11.6 × 12.7 cm (4 5/8 × 5 in.); Sheet: 11.9 × 13.1 cm (4 11/16 × 5 3/16 in.)

Classification

etching

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

John H. Wrenn Memorial Collection