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Landscape with a Steep Cliff, Large Version
Hercules Segers, c. 1622 - c. 1625
Segers worked up the adjacent oil sketch (RP-T-H-00-250) in two etchings, of which this is the first and largest. A few trees were added on the left. Some areas in the etching turned out somewhat coarse.
- Artwork typeprint
- Object numberRP-P-H-OB-807
- Dimensionsheight 123 mm x width 171 mm (trimmed within the printed surface, except at top)
- Physical characteristicsline etching with dots, compact shading and highlights through the use of stopping-out, printed in dark bluish-green, lead-based colour on paper, a small white spot at lower right where the ink failed to stick, fragment of printed framing line