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The image shows a landscape with a low horizon line. The area is gently rolling with vegetation, a windmill on the horizon, a large detailed tree on the right, and a building with steep roofs and chimneys partially hidden by the tree. The style is precise etching with attention to texture and contour. The color palette is black and white with strong contrast for depth and detail.
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The image shows a landscape with a low horizon line. The area is gently rolling with vegetation, a windmill on the horizon, a large detailed tree on the right, and a building with steep roofs and chimneys partially hidden by the tree. The style is precise etching with attention to texture and contour. The color palette is black and white with strong contrast for depth and detail.

National Gallery of Art · Print

A Village on a Hill

Anthonie Waterloo

Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 12.2 x 20.7 cm (4 13/16 x 8 1/8 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2011.139.47
Credit line
Gift of the Estate of Leo Steinberg
Time span
1601 to 1650
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
Landscapes (Six Plates)

Subjects and terms

  • Landscape
  • Tree
  • River
  • Nature
  • Building
Provenance

Leo Steinberg, New York (1920-2011); Estate of Leo Steinberg; gift to NGA, 2011

Inscription

upper left in plate: Antoni Waterlo. f.; by later hand, upper center verso in graphite: 210. No. 90; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: 957895; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite:

NGA object ID 156068. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.