Ruins of Brederode Castle, Hercules Segers, c. 1618 - c. 1622
line etching, bricks drawn with point of the etching needle along right edge (not bitten), etching trials at top left and lower right, printed in black on white paper, h c.100mm × w c.133mm Catalogue entry
Brederode Castle, northwest of Haarlem, was founded in the 13th century. It suffered serious damage in the Eighty Years’ War. No other Dutch ruins were depicted as often by artists in the 17th century as this castle. Here Segers drew every wall and individual brick.
