Rocky Landscape with Low Clouds

Hercules Segers, c. 1625 - c. 1630

Some clouds drift before the rocks. It is interesting to see how Segers achieved this effect: he reserved some of the clouds in the rock formations, and gave the ones in the sky a light contour.

  • Artwork typeprint
  • Object numberRP-P-1933-600
  • Dimensionsheight 143 mm x width 201 mm (trimmed within the printed surface; clouds cut at top and on right suggest that the impression of this print was once taller and wider)
  • Physical characteristicscounterproof of an etching with drypoint, printed in black on paper prepared with a grey, lead-based ground, printed framing line