The Bridge over the Waterfall, 1648

Not on View

series Title

Landscapes after Jacques d'Artois

Medium

etching on laid paper

Dimensions

plate: 14.9 x 21 cm (5 7/8 x 8 1/4 in.)

sheet: 15 x 21 cm (5 7/8 x 8 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of the Estate of Leo Steinberg

Catalogue Raisonné

New Hollstein, no. 996, State i/iii

Accession Number

2011.139.26

Artists / Makers

Wenceslaus Hollar (artist) Bohemian, 1607 - 1677

Jacques d' Artois (artist after) Flemish, 1613 - 1686

Image Use

This image is in the public domain.
Read our full Open Access policy for images .

Inscription

along lower edge of plate: Jacques van Artois pinxit; W. Hollar fecit 1648 Antwerpus Petrus van Avont excudit; by later hand, lower left in graphite: Another imp at P. Prouté / 1982 u-; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: La Passarelle sur la cascade (Der Steg über dem Wasserfall / P. 1208 1/2 / Andresen p. 685 # 22 / Vertue p. 49 / Fagan No. 436 / Col R. Dumesnil Lugt 2200 / Weyer Ax

Provenance

Alexandre-Pierre-François Robert-Dumesnil, Paris (1778-1864). Gustav Seeligmann, New York (Lugt 1921). (Paul MacCarron, New York, 1990); Leo Steinberg, New York (1920-2011); Estate of Leo Steinberg, New York; gift to NGA, 2011.

Associated Names

McCarron, Paul
Robert-Dumesnil, Alexandre-Pierre-François
Seeligmann, Gustav
Steinberg, Leo, Estate of

Bibliography

1982: Pennington, Richard. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Etched Work of Wenceslaus Hollar 1607-1677. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1982, no. 1208.

1996: The New Hollstein German Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-: no. 996, i/iii