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Distant View with a Road and Mossy Branches
Hercules Segers, c. 1622 - c. 1625
Segers here again used a plate he had already printed. He did not re-ink the plate, but used oil instead. Normally, this kind of impression served to clean the plate. The oil turned brown later.
- Artwork typeprint
- Object numberRP-P-OB-809
- Dimensionsheight 113 mm x width 182 mm (trimmed within the printed surface)
- Physical characteristicsline etching, maculature with oil (that has turned brown) and remains of ink on cream-coloured paper, printing folds top left